Ideas For Living A Self Sufficient Lifestyle
If you are lucky enough to live in an area where elderberries grow naturally, you really should be foraging them to make this incredible elderberry mead!
This method is super easy, and you don’t need any fancy equipment to get started making your own fruit wine! A great drink to share with friends and family, whilst making the most of this delicious bountiful berry!
Simply follow all the steps over at Growforagecookferment.com…
Growing potatoes just got easy, this helpful guide shows you 7 methods for growing potatoes with the associated pro’s and con’s. Whether you have budget or space constraints, this clever list with photos, will help you choose the right method for you.
From wood boxes and wire cylinders to more traditional methods like hilled rows and straw mulch. There is a method here to suit everyone!
Head over to Rodalesorganiclife.com for the complete list!
Incorporating a trellis into your garden is a great way of growing plants and veggies in a limited space. Not only are they practical, they add a focal point and can even hide eyesores.
This collection of 18 ideas will hopefully inspire and help you choose which kind of trellis is for you. From simple and cheap DIY’s to projects using old recycled items like cribs and bikes wheels, this list has it all!
Head over to Homestead-and-survival.com for the whole collection of DIYs!
Growing your own food isn’t as hard as it sounds. Not only is it incredibly rewarding to know you have grown what your eating, it will save you money and is great for the environment too.
Here are 24 incredible vegetable garden ideas which will help inspire you to start your own. This informative article also discusses the pro’s and cons of creating a vegetable garden along with superb photography of each idea.
Head over to Homestratosphere.com for all the information!
We all know that canning food is a great way to preserve food for a long time, but not many people know how you should can meat safely.
The last thing you want to do is make your family ill, so make sure you read these 23 tips before attempting it. From the correct lids to use and which type of pressure cooker is best, these tips will help you can all the foods you wish safely and easily.
Head over to Theprepperproject.com for all the details…
Traditional homesteaders would regularly make their own soap with Tallow or Lard. The fat they would collect from raising their own animals on the farm would certainly not go to waste, so why should it today?
Here is a great detailed post on how to make your own Tallow soap. It’s simple, resourceful and a useful method which will stay with you for years, not to mention save you loads of money too!
Head over to theprairiehomestead.com for all the details…
It’s important to keep your chickens warm in the Winter months to make sure they are healthy enough to start producing eggs once the weather becomes a little milder.
This wonderful DIY over Hencam.co.uk details the whole process, so anyone can make these super cute sweaters – you don’t have to a master knitter!
All you need is some colorful yarn and few other materials, to find out how to make them, head over to hencam.co.uk now!
Gabions are a great, simple, quick way to add a sturdy stone structure without using mortar. Made of sturdy wire and stacked stones, they are an extremely practical way to create structures on your homestead.
Learn more at Homestead and Survival!
If you just started raising chickens this past year, you probably started out small. But now you’re a veteran, and your chickens could use a few new upgrades to their coop.
Find the very best upgrades at Homestead & Survival!
No matter how diligent you are, at some point you will probably find a mouse in your home or garden. It’s a great idea to keep mouse traps at the ready so you can stop an invasion before it gets off the ground.
Learn how to build your own self resetting mouse trap at Frugal Living Freedom!
