Author: Annie A. Coon

It’s not uncommon to experience harsh weather conditions on certain days. For the half of homesteaders, they experience storms with such strong winds, snow, rain, and ice pellets all at once. When you get out of home to find 3-5ft of snow has already covered most of the city’s area, you’d know it’s going to be a busy day. As a homesteader, it is good to be prepared for this kind of weather so you can quickly get back to your feet after you’ve experienced Mother Nature’s wrath. To make…

If you are just starting out or still planning to do homesteading, then you most probably have begun indulging yourself with information and advice from your family, friends, or even the Internet! Although not all can benefit your process, some may be helpful, some may be confusing, or worse, some information or advice may be incorrect. It can be overwhelming when you finally come to know that there is a lot to learn about homesteading but you just have to relax. You don’t have to learn everything about it all…

Our technology today is so advanced that it can even detect upcoming storms. But don’t ever trust this piece of tech easily. We never know when a storm might hit our country, so it’s better to prepare than to be sorry. To prepare your homestead of upcoming storms, we provided a list of tips below for you to follow.   Get The Supplies Ready Always make supplies a priority. In times like these, it’s advisable to carry supplies that are travel-friendly especially when you decide to evacuate. Laundry baskets are…

Just because you don’t have acres of land doesn’t mean you can’t be a homesteader anymore. With just a little bit of land or even a small yard outside, you can fulfill your dream to be a homesteader. Here are 10 tips for small space homesteading for you to follow. Provide Food on Your Own You can grow your own foods without having a huge land outside. You can grow herbs on your window seal, or even tomatoes in your tiny patio. You can also use a flower bed to…

When we talk about homesteading, we think about people living with lands on their own filled with farms full of animals or lush gardens filled with fruits and veggies to sustain themselves. But living the homestead life is not just limited for people with lots of money. In fact, you can live this kind of life without having a farm or huge gardens on your own. In reality, even when you’re renting, you can do homesteading with just a limited amount of budget. So how can we live that homestead…

You’re now living the dream of having a homestead life. Having a garden and a farm filled with hens, birds, cows, pigs is a wonderful sight to see. These things probably starts producing products, and especially waste. So how can we use everything on your homestead so none of it goes to waste? Some of you are probably thinking that it’s better to throw away these waste rather than recycling it. But did you know that they can come in useful and actually integrates well with other homesteading activities? Below,…

Protect Your Soil Adding a good compost to your soil might be perfect at this time. You have to lay it on top and leave it for a long while, and it will surely safeguard and nourish your soil until the spring comes. Aside from that, you can protect your soil by planting some green manure in the likes of rye, crimson clover, or buckwheat. Maintain Your Pond Rotting vegetation can potentially give off harmful toxins into the water and clog up your filters which means that it might be…

To have a huge backyard or gardening space might come unnecessarily since there are options and methods nowadays that can let you enjoy and have a garden at your homes like container gardening – the methods of growing plants in containers. Here are six gardening tips that can help you have the comforts of growing some plants in your living space without needing to have a garden that takes up so much space.   Small Containers It’s essential to have containers for you to be able to maximize the little…

Eco-friendly gardening is good for the environment. It reduces the risk of negative environmental effects and at the same time, promotes a healthy lifestyle. But how do we do eco-friendly gardening? Is it different from the usual gardening routine we used to follow? If you’re interested on creating an eco-friendly garden, below is a myriad of eco-friendly gardening tips for you to follow. Let’s take a look at them. Create a garden that’s designed for your environment, climate, and location you’re living in. Plant plants that are native to your…