36 Life Skills to Teach Your Kids This Summer
Why should you teach life skills to your kids this summer? The simple answer is: because no one else will. If you want your kids…
Homestead Life
9 Ways to Live Like Little House on the Prairie
When I was a child, I used to dream of living on a homestead just like Laura Ingalls Wilder in her “Little House” series. I…
10 Things No One Ever Told Me About Raising Boys
This morning, at dawn, I crept outside to the back porch for a quiet cup of coffee before the day’s insanity began. I pushed aside…
12 Natural Ways to Keep Snakes Out of Your Yard
Are you looking for natural snake repellent ideas so you don’t have to put a bunch of harmful chemicals in your yard? If so, I’m…
How to Use Chickens for Tick Control
Tick control. This time of of year, everyone is looking for ways to control ticks in the yard, and for good reason. Ticks can spread…
52 Ways Make Money Homesteading
Many homesteaders wonder how to make money homesteading. After all, isn’t that a major goal for most of us? To leave the traditional 9-5 world…
Kids Chores: Age Appropriate Chores for Kids
My kids, aged 5 and 6, do chores on our homestead. And nope, it is not always easy to get them to do this. For…
10 Easy Ways to Save Electricity
I’m always looking for ways to save electricity on our homestead. For me, using less electricity is a constant quest, especially since one of our…
5 Benefits to Homesteading With Kids
Homesteading with kids isn’t easy. My husband and I both freelance at home and we homeschool our two boys, so to say our life is…