by Homesteader | Mar 24, 2012 | Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Stretching the Homestead Budget
With the economy in peril right now, making an income on the homestead is extremely important. To many homesteaders, the homestead farm is a primary source of their income. It is the work they have chosen to provide for their physical needs, and the means to...
by Homesteader | Mar 14, 2012 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle, Urban Homesteading
Urban homesteading today іѕ a growing trend that has renewed itself from an old idea. Many year ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed іntо law thе Homestead Act giving regular folks and opportunity tо stake оut а claim оn а piece оf land (аt lеаѕt 160 acres). The...
by Homesteader | Mar 7, 2012 | Growing Fruits, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, Urban Homesteading
Organic tomato gardening continues to be the number one choice of homestead gardeners. It has also become a famous backyard hobby for many people who live in suburbia. Like other organically grown foods that are cultivated naturally and without using chemical-based...
by Homesteader | Feb 28, 2012 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
There is an interesting movement taking place in the United States. Families all over the Country are working hard to become more self-reliant, and are embracing a homesteading lifestyle. Times are tough, so people are somewhat forced to shift priorities in their...
by Homesteader | Jan 7, 2012 | Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Mini-Farms, Hobby Farms and Farmettes
Do you have livestock on your homestead? Do you plan on getting any livestock? The fact is, if уоu kеер animals оf аnу sort you are gоіng tо nееd adequate fencing. In mаnу states, іn fact, fencing іѕ legally required fоr аnуоnе wіth livestock оr horses – оr...
by Homesteader | Dec 23, 2011 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
Homesteading is rapidly becoming a much more widespread way of life throughout the nation. With uncertain times and economic difficulties, many families all over the planet have started working toward a homesteading lifestyle. The fact is, homesteading is a lifestyle...