Tropical food forests are regaining popularity as a great way to start self-sufficient gardening and grow what you eat. An ideal tropical forest garden will have up to seven layers of plants. There is a canopy layer for large fruit and nut trees, then a low tree layer...
How many of us dream of having an off grid homestead that provides an abundance of fruits and veggies, more meat than you can store and an overflowing amount of water that can’t be contained?! What if it only took a few hours a month to manage?Would you...
The dream for most Off Grid Homesteaders is to find a way to earn a living from the efforts that get put into their homestead. Leaving the rat race and working for oneself is the true symbol of freedom for most people. But what is the best way to make...
Building and living in a homestead is not always easy. Having a helping hand goes a long way to maintaining a well-run home. If you have kids in the home, you have your own built in workforce ready for action. You just have to train them. It gives them something...
When we think of going off-grid, many of us come up with images of a small house on some land, powered by the sun with food growing everywhere. We almost never conjure up images of the hours of chores that need to get done to keep the homestead running. Laundry...
For over 10 years I bought into the idea that I could live off grid on my homestead and pay for it off of the efforts I made on my property. I sold eggs, grew microgreens for market, I even tried out a CSA for a while. I lost money on every single venture....
