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8 Ideas to Make Your Homestead More Sustainable

BySamantha March 22, 2023February 11, 2024

You recycle. You buy organic foods whenever possible and you try to combine your errands so you don’t use too much fuel. Maybe you carpool to work and occasionally buy and sell from consignment stores. Becoming more sustainable on your homestead is on your radar. You want to be a responsible citizen that takes care…

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Basic Chicken Coop Requirements

BySamantha October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

If you’re planning to build a chicken coop on your homestead or in your backyard, you will first need to be aware of some of the basic chicken coop requirements. These requirements are the same whether you live in the city and building a small coop to hold 6 hens or live in the country…

12 Ways to Make Deviled Eggs

BySamantha June 25, 2018February 4, 2021

One of our family’s favorite dishes to make and bring to gatherings is deviled eggs. They are easy, use a homestead staple (thank you chickens!), and are delicious! More often than not we choose to make the classic style but sometimes it is fun to try a change and spice them up a bit. I…

How to Dye your Easter Eggs Naturally

BySamantha March 8, 2018April 14, 2022

Easter egg dying is a tradition in many households. It’s a fun and creative craft that the whole family can enjoy. And depending on how you cook your eggs, they can be enjoyed for days as both a decoration and a snack. Instead of using artificial colors and chemical dyes this year for your Easter…

When you feel like a Failure as a Homesteader

BySamantha February 6, 2018December 27, 2021

Failure is such a harsh word, isn’t it? But, sometimes it feels like we are failures at this whole homesteading thing. Just this past year we have struggled with: A garden that was, shall we say, severely lacking in real vegetable growth. Losing most of our outdoor animals. We lost our ducks and then most…

In the Homestead Garden in June and a 7 week old chick update

BySamantha June 10, 2015September 17, 2021

Hello! Here we are and you want to see my homestead garden! I took these pictures the other day and it was a morning after a couple of days of rain. It was just warming up again (it has been super hot here already!) so there was a lot of moisture in the air making…