The House & Homestead
  • Home
  • About
    • Start Here
    • About
    • Legal Stuff
      • Disclosure & Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
  • Blog
  • Magazine
  • Resource Library
  • Courses
  • Contact
Select Page
12 Edible Perennials to Plant Once and Harvest Every Year

12 Edible Perennials to Plant Once and Harvest Every Year

Blog, Organic Gardening

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Every year in the spring, I plant the seeds that will eventually turn into the crops to be harvested from our annual vegetable garden. I’ve grown an annual...
Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

You’ve most likely heard of organic gardening before, but have you ever heard of beyond organic gardening? In this post, we’ll go over exactly what this means, and how you can implement “beyond organic” practices in your own garden to grow more...
What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

Learn about the many benefits of hugelkultur gardening and start your own highly productive and 100% sustainable hugelkultur raised bed! This is a guest post by Sunflower Craig of Permies.com Hugelkultur (pronounced: hoogle-culture) is German for...
How to Replace Irrigation With Permaculture

How to Replace Irrigation With Permaculture

Blog, Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Save water, time and money in the garden! Learn how to replace irrigation with permaculture design and let nature do the work for you! This is a guest post by...
Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe (Dehydrator + Oven Instructions)

Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe (Dehydrator + Oven Instructions)

Blog, Preserving

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Homemade beef jerky is a delicious way to preserve meat for food storage and for easy transport to take on hikes, camping trips, road trips and to pack in a...
Homemade Echinacea Tincture Recipe

Homemade Echinacea Tincture Recipe

Blog, Herbs & Essential Oils, Home Remedies

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   It’s easy to make your own homemade echinacea tincture at home for a fraction of the cost of store-bought prepared tinctures. All you need is fresh or dried...
« Older Entries
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • Instagram
  • RSS