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Homesteading Links

Homesteading is about living simply and making the most of what you have. From backyard chickens and gardening to practical skills, DIY projects, and everyday life on our Texas homestead, these articles share the joys and lessons of a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

🌱 Gardening & Growing

Garden Room -Screened Porch Remodel

Garden Coop: Turning an Old Chicken Run into Raised Garden Beds

GROWING VIRGINIA CREEPER - for shade and beauty

GREEN LIZARDS - why I don't use pesticides

Much Needed Drink: Texas Rain and Weather

Turn a Plain Garden Wall Into a Scenic Garden Backdrop With Shower Curtains

My Favorite Seed Saving Hack: Using a Photo Organizer Box

WANTED Dead or Alive: How to Stop Squirrels from Digging in Your Garden

Talking Trash: How We Turn Kitchen Scraps into Rich Garden Compost

Best Lentils for Sprouting: Grocery Store vs Specialty Seeds

Winterizing: Preparing for Winter While the Garden Keeps Growing

WANTED: dead specimens - Homeschool Science: What We Discovered Under the Microscope

BIOLOGY 101A: A Backyard Creek Ecosystem Full of Tadpoles

🏡 Self-Sufficient Living

NO MAINTENANCE GOLDFISH POND - feeding optional

How I Kept Goldfish Alive for 15 Years Without a Filter, Pump, or Electricity

Smells like sunshine: Why I Started Drying Clothes on a Clothesline (And Never Looked Back)

Recycled Gift Wrap: Creative Ways to Reuse Brown Packing Paper

Pool Was Draining: Why We Removed Our Above-Ground Swimming Pool

HOMEMADE POTPOURRI - Using Dehydrated Citrus Peels

Family History 101: The Importance of Writing Your Family Story

The Family Cookbook That Preserved My Childhood Recipes

🔥 Pioneer Skills & Traditional Living

MOM'S PIONEER LIVING HANDBOOK

How Pioneers Stored Water Before Modern Plumbing

How Pioneers Made Yeast at Home for Bread (A Simple Old-Fashioned Recipe

Dutch oven: How to Bake Biscuits in a Cast Iron Dutch Oven Over a Campfire

How to Wash Clothes Without a Washing Machine (What I Learned Traveling Overseas)

WHEN THERE'S NO AIR CONDITIONING - Keeping Your Cool

Country Popcorn! How Our Pioneer Ancestors Made Popcorn Over an Open Fire

🍅 Harvest, Food & Home Preservation

Beef Prices Have Nearly Doubled — Here’s Why I’m Preserving More at Home

How We’re Stretching Ground Beef as Meat Prices Rise

How to Make Your Own Emergency Water Filter (Simple DIY Method)

How Long Would a 20-Pound Propane Tank Last During Emergency Pressure Canning?

How to Wash Dishes Without Running Water (And Still Keep a Kitchen Going)

WACKY Popcorn: Why I Still Prefer Homemade Stovetop Popcorn

What to Do When the Toilet Won’t Flush (And No One Wants to Talk About It)

5 Reasons to own an Electric Pressure Cooker

5 BENEFITS for using a bread machine - Oster REVIEW

SOLO STOVE TITAN - off grid cooking REVIEW

COWYBOY GRILL - Cooking Off Grid and REVIEW

Outdoor Dining is the BEST!

🌻 Homestead Life

FIRST DAY OF SPRING in Texas: Gardening, Wildflowers, and Homesteading

Rare Snow Day in Texas: Building Our First Snowwoman

Happy Thanksgiving

IT'S A GIRL: Bringing Home Our Blue Heeler Puppy

Poochie Pics: Meet Sheba: Why Every Homestead Needs a Good Dog

WEDDING DAY: Rustic Wedding with Handmade Dresses at Pioneer Farms

BEFORE the STORM: Preparing for Hurricane Ike in Texas

ANOTHER PERFECT DAY: The Day I Wore Two Different Shoes (And It Changed My Perspective)

Wrapping Up the Week: Family Fishing Memories from a Texas Weekend

My Frisbee Loving Dawg. Backyard Frisbee Fun

Amazing Grace: The Surprising History of the Bagpipes

A Reason for the Season - Warm Christmas in Texas

A Busy August in Texas: Gardening, Homeschool & Summer Memories

Why Do Birds Build Nests on Front Doors? Our Unexpected Spring Visitors

Green Living Expo in Austin: Backyard Chickens, Gardening & Sustainable Living

TEXAS FREEZE of 2021. Top five reasons Texans were not prepared!

Why Preparedness Still Matters: Lessons from the Pandemic, Texas Storms, and How to Start Prepping Today

GONE GREEN! The Lawn Mower That Needs NO Gas

Inside a Splenda Consumer Research Session: My Experience at the Driskill Hotel

Backyard - Certifying for Wildlife Habitat

Rescue Squirrel

Bird's Eye View: Backyard Bird Nesting Season in Texas

🐓 Backyard Chickens & Animals

Six Chicks: Starting Our Backyard Chicken Adventure

Hen House: A Backyard Project

Chicken Coop II: Finishing Our Backyard Coop

Pooped from the Coop: How I Started Building Our Backyard Chicken Coop

Chicks in the City: Chicks in the Kitchen: Raising Baby Chickens Indoors

Brooding for More: Frizzle Cochin Bantam Chicks Join the Coop

Eggamples - Small Eggs. Large Eggs. Our Hens are Laying

Poor Chelsea: Losing One of Our Backyard Chickens

Scoot Over, My Turn! Two Hens Finally Laying Eggs

Flying the Coop: Rehoming Our Backyard Chickens

A Dozen Smiles and a Heavy Heart: Losing a Hen

Good Morning to You too: When Our Hen Turned Out to Be a Rooster

Free-Range Chickens: Our Urban Homesteading Adventure

Backyard Chickens: Are They Worth It? Eggs, Food Security & the Cost of Raising Your Own