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Personality Test for Preppers

Have you ever thought about how your personality translates into your homesteading life?  Take this quick, informal homestead personality test and see what your...

25 Ways to Use Beeswax on the Homestead

Do you raise honey bees? If so, you should know that their usefulness extends well beyond the production of honey. In addition to pollinating...

How To Use Food Scraps on the Homestead

We have an increased number of hungry mouths to feed at Folly Farms as of late which includes dogs, chickens, pigs, and goats. In...

The Truth About Cancer

Recently, somebody in our family very dear to us was diagnosed with cancer. I’m not sharing who that person is just yet because they...

Fall is Coming. How to Prep

Seasonal living is about as old-fashioned and pioneer as you can get, where families are in touch and plan their lives (and kitchen) around...

How to Use Lime Essential Oil

Lime essential oil, while not one of the most popular oils out there, can be an effective ally on the homestead. To learn how...

How to Kill Flies On The Homestead

Flies every year are a big issue. They are annoying to both us and our animals. Plus they can spread disease and we are...

Backyard Bird Feeding on the Homestead

It was a cold morning and I had just come in from filling the backyard bird feeders. I stoked the fire and poured myself...

What to Look For When Purchasing a Homestead

I often get asked for advice on what to look for when purchasing homesteading property.   What are the top things to look for, how...

How to Create a Successful Homestead Business

You’ve chosen how you’re going to make an income and are ready to start bringing in the money, honey. But creating a true and profitable...

1 Clever Trick To Hook Your Emergency Water Storage Tanks Into...

Water is life. As a prepper, as an outdoors person, and even as a human, this fact has been drilled into our heads over...