The Principles of Permaculture (And How to Make Them Work For You!)

Organic Gardening, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains an affiliate link. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Knowing how to apply the principles of permaculture to your property can make your homestead more productive with less effort on your part. But first you have...

Can Homesteading Save the Planet?

Dreams & Reflections

* This article contains an affiliate link. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   I’ve been on a personal mission to save the planet ever since I was a little girl. When I was a kid, I used to take a garbage bag with me whenever I went for...

6 Ways to Promote Self-Reliance In Your Community

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

Self-reliance isn’t just about being able to provide for yourself with your own two hands. Your own self-reliance is intrinsically tied to the community and larger world around you. Learn how to promote self-reliance in your community and, in turn, support your...

How to Homestead Wherever You Are

Homesteading

Have you ever dreamed of living a simpler life out in the country? Maybe you have visions living off the land, growing your own organic food, stocking your pantry with jars of home-canned goodness, waking up to the sound of a rooster crowing and spending your days...

How to Homestead with Kids

Dreams & Reflections

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   First off, let me preface this by saying that this is not a philosophical article about how to raise children on a homestead or how to teach them to be...