DIY to Make Your Own Survival Shelter When you consider what you can make if you were out in the wilderness and need to protect yourself and you need to protect yourself from the elements, what would you make? You’ve looked around the area and there is no cave to hunker down in, the weather […]
Trampoline Chicken Coop
We have a trampoline chicken coop at home and when we came across this blog article at Four String Farm it warmed our heart. If you keep chickens you know that there are an endless supply of ideas, plans and DIY projects online to build almost any style or type of coop out there. […]
Tin Can DIY Rocket Stove
How to make a DIY Rocket Stove from two tin cans We love Rocket Stoves! They’re easy to make and work so well because it doesn’t take a lot of fuel to cook a meal. There are 3 main ways a rocket stove is used, 1. as a source to cook, 2. a heating source […]
Making an Emergency Plan
Do You Have an Emergency Plan for a Natural Disaster? In every part of the country there seems to be some sort of naturally occurring disaster or potential for one. We’ve posted a lot of different information on our website and Facebook page about this subject for good reason. When a disaster strikes or a […]
DIY Bicycle Wheel Survival Bow Project
Easy to Make Bicycle Wheel Survival Bow Wow! That was the first thing that came to mind when we first saw this bow. We’ve seen a lot of different survival bow DIY projects in the past but this one really caught our eye from instructables.com. First off, it really looks like you could actually […]
Lavender Essential Oils DIY
How to Make Lavender Essential Oils at home Have you ever used Lavender oil before? It’s pretty good stuff for a host of ailments and has great medicinal value. There is a growing trend not just with those who are interested in the homestead or self-reliance lifestyle with the use of essential oils. […]
Inexpensive DIY Greenhouse Project
How would this DIY Greenhouse look at your place? When we saw this DIY Greenhouse we knew two things, we had to share it with you and we want one. We really appreciate all the great things over at Ana Whites blog, she lives in Alaska, so homesteading and DIY projects are a big […]
Sustainable agriculture on a tenth of an acre
Sustainable agriculture, how much land do we need? Sustainable agriculture is something all of us here are interested in. The idea that it would take a considerable size of land to grow all the food your family would need for one year seems reasonable right? Depending on your families needs, sustainable agriculture usually takes […]
Couch Safe to protect your weapons
Couch Safe,do you like the idea? Why not a couch safe! For many of us it is the place we spend most of our relaxation time while in the house so it makes sense to have a safe nearby doesn’t it? Well that’s the story you might want to tell your significant other if […]
Memories of Making Apple Butter
Apple Butter is Yummy Fall is approaching and I am looking forward to the taste of apple butter. As a child my family would make a great effort to pick the apples from our backyard tree that my dad had worked on through the Spring and Summer. It was fun to be out there even […]