The seasons change and our routines on the homestead change with it. As summer winds down and we enter fall, or autumn as we call it in my part of the world, we can put in some time to reflect and plan. Fall on the homestead is by no means a rest period, but does…
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to homestead on a budget? Homesteading is essentially becoming more self reliant. Some people just throw money at projects to get them done and get their homestead set up. I don’t think this is necessary, and I don’t have the money to throw around! The ethos of…
As someone who is intent on becoming as self reliant as I possibly can, I like to learn new things and new skills! Undertaking the journey to upskill yourself for self reliance on the homestead can be both fun and rewarding. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but our capacity to learn means that…
When I accepted the Self-Reliance Challenge for the month of May from Lisa Lynn, I chose my first goal to be to increase my seed success rate. The traditional method is to prepare the beds in the ground, with the relevant nutrients for the crop to be planted. We then we sow the seeds directly…