Homesteading

8 Wild Teas Every Survivalist Should Know  Most people think of a cup of tea as a soothing luxury, not as a tool for survival, but hot tea provides hydration, warmth, and often medicinal or nutritional value. Boiling and adding natural flavor to lake water is a good way to …

12 Foods that People Mistakenly Refrigerate 12 Foods that People Mistakenly Refrigerate Modern life cultivates in most of us an ingrained reflex to preserve food using refrigeration. We preserve food in other ways too, of course, such as the food industry’s reliance on chemical “preservatives.” And, much like the use …

30 Easy Crock Pot Recipes for Busy Weeknights 30 Easy Crock Pot Recipes for Busy Weeknights In our fast-paced lives, it’s often a challenge to prepare healthy, homemade meals on busy weeknights. That’s where slow cookers come to the rescue! Slow cooker recipes are not only time-savers but also ideal …

How to Make a Pumpkin Bird Feeder: A Fun and Festive Way to Recycle Leftover Pumpkins How to Make a Pumpkin Bird Feeder As the Halloween festivities come to an end, many of us find ourselves wondering what to do with our leftover pumpkins. Rather than tossing them in the …

12 Ways You Can Make Money at Home 12 Ways You Can Make Money at Home Needing extra money is a plight people face all the time. Working from home is a popular choice nowadays, whether you just want a side hustle for extra spending money or want to fully …

How to Tell If Your Eggs are Fresh 5 Ways To Tell If Your Eggs are Fresh In the perfect chicken world, you’d eat those fresh eggs are soon as you gather them from the chicken coop, but life isn’t perfect. If you’re like me, you have an abundance of …

How to Unclog a Drain Naturally with Baking Soda and Vinegar How to Unclog a Drain Naturally Dealing with a clogged drain can be a frustrating experience. However, before you reach for those harsh chemical drain cleaners, consider a natural and eco-friendly alternative using two common household items: baking soda …

Homemade Jewelry Cleaners: Recipes, Tips, and What Not to Do Homemade Jewelry Cleaners Jewelry is not just an accessory; it’s an expression of your style and personality. Over time, even the most exquisite pieces can lose their luster due to dirt, oils, and tarnish. Commercial jewelry cleaners are readily available, …

5 Native American Remedies We Can All Still Use Today 5 Native American Remedies We Can All Still Use Today – photo:en.wikipedia.org The Native American population has survived for many years, and it’s all thanks to their unique survival instincts and creative remedies that they used. In fact, the Native …

9 Reasons you should be cooking with cast iron 9 Reasons you should be cooking with cast iron Cast iron used to be the most popular and trusted cookware before people started using Aluminum, Stainless steel and Teflon cookware. Peradventure because it could be used to cook with almost all …

Survival Myths That May Be Deadly Survival Myths That May Be Deadly Every outdoor adventurer has or at least should have a good, basic set of survival skills in case of an emergency situation. After all, snake bites, dehydration, exposure to the elements, and wildlife attacks are real risks if …

Budget Ways to Theft-Proof Your Home Budget Ways to Theft-Proof Your Home To put in place adequate measures that will sufficiently secure your home against intending burglars might sound to be a really expensive endeavor to you, but there are ways to do so without breaking the bank.  As it’s …