Category: Homesteading

Homemade Toothpaste

Our family went fluoride-free when we started to learn about the potential dangers of ingesting it and the role it could have been playing in the flares of my Crohn’s Disease.  We bought a reverse osmosis filtration system for our drinking water to eliminate all fluoride and began trying out different brands of fluoride-free toothpaste. […]

Food Preparedness

In 2020 it seems like there is newfound interest in food preparedness, but quarantines or not, being prepared for emergencies is something that should be a priority to everyone. You never know what could prevent you from being able to shop for food – job loss, natural disasters, family emergencies, and yes, quarantines due to […]

What Makes Modern Homesteading Popular?

I’ve been thinking recently about what draws people to this homesteading life. We see it now on reality TV and across social media. People are entertained by watching others live out this lifestyle, but what modern homesteaders are doing isn’t really remarkable at all. The homesteading life involves skills and experiences that many people around […]