How To Add A Fruit Tree To Your Existing Landscaping,
Wants to plant a fruit tree, you live in a small urban space, not sure what to do? This article will help you look at what you can plant where you are! Enjoy the fruits of your labor with home grown...
View ArticleDIY Shelf With Hooks
Do you have a small house with minimal storage? Need a little something to store your daily things? We built a small entry hall shelf with hooks for keys, coats, bars and more! Takes up small space and...
View ArticleCheap Passive Grey Water System
I am very aware of the amount of water we have been putting through the washing machine with all the household laundry we were doing. I figured if we could capture the grey water and send it to the...
View ArticleFurniture Rehab: Turning Cast-Offs Into Family Heirlooms – Antique...
My husband and I started our family shortly after graduating from university, so there was never really a time when we had extra money for things like interior decorating. Our apartments were decorated...
View ArticleDIY Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
We live on a farm/homestead and my husband and teenage son do all the feeding and watering of all our farm animals; tend the garden; and take care of the property. They track in things all day and all...
View ArticleDIY Christmas Stockings
You know that awkward moment when you’re decorating for Christmas and you realize… Your 2 year-old’s stocking says “Baby’s First Christmas” and you don’t have one for your infant? No, eh…. Just me....
View ArticleLessons in Building
We’re well into our homestead barn conversion, and have been learning so much as we go! We’re novice builders, but are doing this whole thing ourselves–the good, the bad, and the ugly. Check out some...
View Article25 Fun & Practical Ways to Upcycle Feed Bags
If you have any pets or farm animals, you’ve probably thrown away a ton of feed bags. Each time you’ve done this, maybe you’ve wondered: Is there something better I could do with this? Well in fact,...
View ArticleHewing: Video Series, Part 1
This is part one in a series on “Hewing”. In the video, he shows you all the basics of hewing. Very informative and easy to follow!
View ArticleHow to Use Pallets as Small Bridges on the Homestead
Even little projects can make life easier or better on the homestead. A couple of recent projects included putting in quick pedestrian bridges over some drainage ditches we have to cross regularly....
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