7 DIY Chick Brooder Designs [Homemade, Free, and Easy]

7 DIY Chick Brooder Designs [Homemade, Free, and Easy]

Homemade diy chick brooder designs! Chicks need supplemental heating during their first few weeks. In other words? Those cute balls of fluff need special care to help stay warm. Before long, they turn into lovely pin-feathered adolescents. But in the…

36 Fun and Creative Pumpkin Face Carving Ideas

36 Fun and Creative Pumpkin Face Carving Ideas

Every fall season, you’ll find me scouring the internet for creative pumpkin carving ideas, ranging from scary faces to artistic portraits to multi-pumpkin “collages.” If you’re anything like most homesteaders and backyard gardeners, you’ll have grown a glut of pumpkins…

17 Simple Outhouse Plans You Can DIY Cheaply

17 Simple Outhouse Plans You Can DIY Cheaply

As far as traditional off-grid structures go, an outhouse needs a simple plan for a simple DIY build – a tall wooden box with a door positioned atop a hole in the ground. Job done! Or is it? Is that the limit of…

10 Free Chicken Tractor Plans You Can Easily DIY

10 Free Chicken Tractor Plans You Can Easily DIY

If you find yourself torn between keeping your beloved chickens in a coop but are nervous about letting them free-range, you should consider using a chicken tractor. Your hens will safely be able to explore new patches of ground each…

How to Make Traditional Hand Crank Ice Cream (With Recipes)

How to Make Traditional Hand Crank Ice Cream (With Recipes)

Delicious homemade ice cream without electricity? No problem! Hand crank ice cream provides your family with many memories, from having cranking competitions to enjoying family-made ice cream on Sunday night. The right hand crank ice cream maker (also known as…

71 Practical Homesteading Skills and Ideas You Can Learn Today

71 Practical Homesteading Skills and Ideas You Can Learn Today

Whether you’re already on a homestead or dreaming of being a homesteader, homesteading skills are invaluable – and lots of fun! They give you a real sense of accomplishment, you save money, and you’re becoming more self-reliant in the process….