Fortunately there are quite a few ways you can cut back on your water, including a few you may have never considered.
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Sustainable Lifestyle
8 Reasons to Become a Yardfarmer
Apart from raising awareness about some of the important issues and challenges we face, Yardfarmers is about converting unsustainable suburban developments, urban food deserts, or other neglected land into sustainable, more resilient opportunities for people while building community.
8 Uses For Wood Ash
I have discovered several ways to use wood ash.
10 Easy Survival Seeds to Grow
Those who have started their survival gardens have no doubt learned from a few garden mistakes along the way. Yet through these mistakes, gardeners have stumbled upon wisdom and grown into better gardeners. These experienced gardeners have taken certain factors into consideration before the seeds are planted, and through experience found which vegetables varieties are easier to grow.
Reducing Waste and Simplifying Your Home
Here are 5 ways to reduce waste in your home and simplify your life.
10 Gardening Tips for Growing Market-Worthy Tomatoes
It’s just about that time of year when you need to get your tomatoes started! Here are my top tips for growing the biggest, juiciest tomatoes that will be the envy of the neighborhood!
GARDENING
Extending Your Growing Season in Winter: Can Your Garden Survive the Cold?
If you live in cold weather regions, extending your growing season with hoop houses and cold frames could save your crop and even your life, if it means the difference in whether or not your family has enough food to eat.
Is Your Soil Getting Enough Calories?
It’s time to look outside of the box and really begin to examine and applying new farming strategies that are more symbiotic and efficient for us in the long run.
The Good and the Ugly: Beneficial Creatures You Need Around Your Garden
There are many beneficial insects and animals for our garden that prefer not to have around. Knowing a little more about your strange neighbors in or near your garden may help you in unexpected ways.
Bees, Wasps, and Hornets: They’re Back!
Hornets, bees and wasps are no joking matter. Should you be attacked by bees this summer, don’t panic, and follow these lifesaving tips.
HOMESTEADING
Aprons: The Essential Homesteading Garment
There’s a style of apron for every homesteading chore and every budget. Pick a style that suits you and your needs best and I know you’ll love them just as much as I do.
How to Harvest St. John’s Wort for Medicinal Tinctures
Known for its exhaustive medicinal value, St. John’s Wort is one of the best herbs to add to your herbal medicine cabinet.
DIY: Grow a Week’s Worth of Livestock Feed For Pennies!
Creating your own fodder system is an economic solution to ensuring your livestock receives a well-rounded diet. This nutrient-dense diet will keep your animals healthier and happier in the process, thus reducing vet bills. Keep these tips in mind and create an ever-growing fodder system for your livestock.
Sustainable Farming: Expert Advice for Breeding Rabbits
Breeding rabbits isn’t rocket science, but does require special care during this time. This segment of our sustainable farming series details tried and true methods of breeding your doe and how to ensure the kits are delivered healthy.
DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)
Five Essential Tools for Fixing Your Clothes on the Cheap
Sometimes quality and appearance aren’t at the top of our priorities, and we need to get things fixed fast and cheap.
Hidden in Plain Sight: How To Make a Tactical Hideaway
Home defense is a concern for many. And who wouldn't be? 2,000,000 home burglaries are reported each year in the United States. More interesting, is that the average burglary takes 10 minutes and the stolen property amounts to over $2,000 in stolen property. According...
A DIY Survival Sling Shot with Big Game Capabilities
Although using a hunting rifle would be ideal, there will be times when you have to conceal your whereabouts. Consider using a silent killer – the sling shot.
50 Clever Ways to Reuse Your Trash and Not Play into the Throw-Away Society
Stop being a member of the throw-away society and be part of the sustainable solution. Here are 50 of the most thrown away items and clever ways to reuse them.
REPURPOSE, RECYCLE, REUSE
10 Ways To Make Your Trash Work For You
Those that are attempting to adopt the homesteading mindset are trying to re-learn the lost knowledge from our agrerian ancestors, as well as trying to find practical ways to save a buck or two. The homesteading mindset is all about re-purposing items we already have in our possession. Finding ways to re-purpose trash can not only make your lifestyle more “green,”, but it can save you money and time as well.
17 Great Ways to Utilize 2-Liter Soda Bottles for Survival
Although I may be grazing the surface with its uses, here a 17 ways a prepper can use the humble 2-liter soda bottle.
5 Simple Solutions For Composting
Utilize these five easy ways to collect compostable materials to add to the garden. The end result is a full spectrum soil conditioner that will keep your garden thriving.
How To Re-Purpose Used Motor Oil
Before you throw out that pan of used motor oil, think about the different ways you could reuse it. Check out these ideas here.
SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY
3 Simple DIY Laundry Detergent Recipes From Around the Web
Making your own natural, homemade laundry detergent is one of the easiest parts of a transition to a homesteaders lifestyle and a more natural way of living. Check out these 3 simple laundry detergent recipes you can make from around the web!
Edible Public Park Helps to Feed 200,000 People Every Year
The Incredible Edible Park is a 7.5 acre public park that grows enough food, vegetables and fruits to feed 200,000 needy persons a year. Once a weeded, unused piece of land owned by the electric company is now a productive community garden.
8 Reasons to Become a Yardfarmer
Apart from raising awareness about some of the important issues and challenges we face, Yardfarmers is about converting unsustainable suburban developments, urban food deserts, or other neglected land into sustainable, more resilient opportunities for people while building community.
Five Eco Friendly Alternatives For Emergency Preparedness
Are you ready for the first 72 hours of an emergency or natural disaster? If an unforeseen event should happen, sustainable and reusable supplies are great tools for you and your family. Here are several eco-friendly and health conscious ways to prepare for the possibility of an emergency.
MICRO LIVESTOCK
DIY: Grow a Week’s Worth of Livestock Feed For Pennies!
Creating your own fodder system is an economic solution to ensuring your livestock receives a well-rounded diet. This nutrient-dense diet will keep your animals healthier and happier in the process, thus reducing vet bills. Keep these tips in mind and create an ever-growing fodder system for your livestock.
Fruit and Veg Growing in VERY Un-Ideal Conditions
I would advise anyone who wants to grow but think there’s too many problems to think again. Think laterally…and vertically, think outside the box and you will be surprised just what you can grow in a confined space.
Good-bye City Life!
No amount of planning or prepping prepared me for what I was walking into. Before you plunge in to your dreams of homesteading, read this first.
Mail Order Chicks: Caring for Chicks After Transport
When chicks are ordered through the mail, they may need a little extra TLC. Here are some tips for reenergizing your chicks after a long transport.
