Homestead Survival

In order to be a successful homesteader, you need to realize that homesteading requires hard work and dedication. Here are some harsh truths.

Vintage frugal tips for your homestead. It is no secret that the generations that came before us seemed to know these frugal tips as a way of life.

Upgrade your Self Sufficient Living with 10 best off grid luxuries. Enjoy the best of off-grid living with amenities like unlimited hot water, air conditioning, and free electricity. This collection proves you can have modern conveniences while living off the grid. Find more disaster preparedness, self sufficient living, and homestead survival at practicalselfreliance.com.

Traditional Amish survival tips for off-grid living and homesteading. Learn practical skills and techniques for a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Wood ash from your fireplace, woodstove, or outdoor boiler may seem like a waste product, but there are a surprising number of uses for wood ash. Historically, wood ash was an asset, and there are

To make this list of states for homesteaders, I took into account laws, weather, land prices, cost of living, property taxes, and more.

Self-reliant living starts with re-skilling, and unless you have a mentor handy, there's no better way than hitting the books. These are my favorite books for self reliant living, and they're taught me more than

Here's a list of 22 foods that don't expire! Make a mental note that these items either won’t ever expire, or have a shelf life of more than 10 years.

While creating a homestead from scratch on raw land, we have been living without running water. Here's how it works for our family.

September Homestead To-Do List: Homestead Survival - What kind of homesteading chores are we up to in the fall? Our September homestead to-do list is all about preserving food from the garden and prepping for winter. There are so many fall homesteading projects that need doing. From chopping and stacking cords of wood, water bath and pressure canning meals in jars, herbal remedies recipes, long-term food storage tasks, making sure our homestead animals have what they need, and so much more.