In this post, I will show you how to tan a rabbit hide. Actually, you can use this method to tan any small animal hide. I’ve done this with a raccoon before and you can do the same thing with a beaver or any other small animal. This is fur-on tanning, which means we are …
This crushed concrete driveway that I share with you below was made back in 2015. I hope that it will give you some ideas on the possible alternatives that are available when it comes to paving an affordable driveway. It’s hard to believe that my farm’s driveway is five years old! I still drive on …
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In this post, we are going to go over almost 50 ways to prevent and treat chigger bites. If you’ve ever experienced chigger bites I’m sure you know how horrible they are. I want to give you all the options there are to prevent and treat chigger bites so you can look and find something …
This is a step-by-step picture tutorial on how to make goat milk soap. I am using goat milk in this recipe but, in fact, you can use this as your basic recipe and actually use any kind of milk you have. I love having this basic soap recipe. This goat milk soap recipe is easy …
In this post, I’ll show you how to process buckwheat and how to make buckwheat flour. This is not the “right” way to do it… Just my way but it worked for me and I was able to dehull buckwheat, mill it, and make my own buckwheat flour. You can make your own buckwheat flour …
If you are researching alternative building methods, this post is for you. Maybe you have a piece of land and you are getting ready to build a house, maybe you would like to build your own home in the future, or maybe you are just curious. Whatever the reason is, I am happy you are …
We are going to learn a simple way to extract the deer brain. If you are interested in tanning deer hides with brains, then this post is for you! I will link below to my step by step tutorial on tanning deer hides with brains. This post will help you understand how to extract deer …
In this post, we are going to talk about bamboo screening. I’ve had the chance to learn so much about bamboo from someone who is very passionate about it and I’d like to share my experience and this information with you. I had no clue that bamboo was so useful and that it could be …
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Let me show you how to build a chicken coop from pallet wood! Of course, this is not the only way, just my way but I had so much fun with it and I wanted to share it with you. My chickens needed a new coop and I had very little money to spend and …
Keeping bees has always been my dream! After a lot of research, I decided to go with a top bar hive instead of the more common Langstroth hive. One of the reasons what that the design of a top bar hive is simple and I knew that I’ll be aboe to build one very cheaply …
In this post, I’ll show you how to build a dog house cheap from a barrel. We used materials that we already had around the yard so it really didn’t cost us a thing, but even if you need to buy the barrel you can find them really cheap on Craigslist. It is a quick …
This is a how to tan a deer hide step-by-step picture tutorial that will send you on your way to tanning deer hides successfully. I remember how frustrated I got when I searched online for simple instructions on tanning hides and could find nothing that made it actually possible for me to feel like I …
This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to weave a basket. This is a round basket that is very simple and fun to make. I use it for eggs and tomatoes. It’s a great, fun project for anyone who likes craft and whats to learn the basics of basket making and it’s also a great …
**Please welcome Deborah from Grace Garden and Homestead. I am a tiny-winy jealous of this farmer’s wife since she gets to farm 500 acres alongside her husband. 500 acres! Can you believe this? It’s like owning the whole USA. It seems like we share the love of the land as well as the love for …
This is a tutorial for a very simple homemade AC unit that you can make for under $25 and very quickly. It can be powered with a car battery if you live off the grid or it can also be a great solution for an RV or a garage. It’s just enough to cool a …
You guys, I can’t believe I am writing this, but we are FINALLY heading out of the city, and if it’s up to me, we are never coming back. It has been a big and very important week around here. We closed on a small, two-bedroom house right across from our 20 acres of farmland …
In this post, I’ll show you step by step how we built a PVC greenhouse for the farm. This was a fun project but unfortunately, I didn’t get to use the PVC greenhouse much (you’ll see why in a minute). This is a great project that can really serve your farm well IF you live …
Forget everything you know about driveways… Asphalt, concrete, crusher run gravel, railroad ballast, paving stones… If you have a long driveway, or if you need a system of driveways on a farm, and you plan to go with those common methods of paving a driveway, you are going to need a separate mortgage just for …
