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How to start a medicinal herb garden: 10 plants every homesteader should grow

How to start a medicinal herb garden: 10 plants every homesteader should grow Your medicine cabinet is full of bottles with labels you cannot pronounce. You wonder what your grandmother used before pharmacies existed on every corner. The Bible speaks of leaves for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2). Long before modern medicine, families […]

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How to butcher a chicken at home: a step-by-step guide for beginners

Animals / By Patrick

How to butcher a chicken at home: a step-by-step guide for beginners You raised 12 broilers for 8 weeks, and now processing day has arrived. The idea of killing and cleaning your own birds feels overwhelming, but you want to honor the animal by doing the work yourself. Scripture teaches us to treat animals with

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5 ways to extend your growing season with cold frames

Gardening / By Patrick

5 ways to extend your growing season with cold frames Hook Your garden does not have to end at the first frost. A cold frame, which is a simple box with a transparent lid, adds 4 to 8 weeks of growing time on both ends of the season. You can harvest lettuce in December and

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How to build a simple rain barrel system for your garden

Sustainable Living / By Patrick

How to build a simple rain barrel system for your garden Your water bill jumped $40 last summer because you were irrigating tomatoes every evening. Meanwhile, hundreds of gallons of free rain ran off your roof and into the grass. The prophet Isaiah wrote that God sends rain on the just and the unjust (Isaiah

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How to make your own seed starting mix for less than store-bought

Gardening / By Patrick

How to make your own seed starting mix Hook Bags of seed starting mix cost $8 to $12 each and contain ingredients you can buy in bulk for a fraction of the price. Making your own takes 5 minutes, gives you better control over what your plants grow in, and saves money every single spring.

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How to pressure-can tomatoes safely step by step

Food Preservation / By Patrick

How to pressure-can tomatoes safely step by step You grew 40 pounds of tomatoes this summer, and now every windowsill in your kitchen is covered in red fruit. The question is how to keep that harvest safe and usable through winter. Joseph stored grain through seven years of famine to preserve life (Genesis 41:48). You

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10 pantry staples every homestead kitchen needs

Cooking from Scratch / By Patrick

10 pantry staples every homestead kitchen needs A well-stocked pantry is the backbone of a homestead kitchen. Without the right staples on hand, even the best garden harvest or freshly butchered meat won’t become a nourishing meal. The Proverbs 31 woman “brings her food from afar” and watches over the affairs of her household. A

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Why chickens are the perfect first livestock

Animals / By Patrick

Why chickens are the perfect first livestock You want fresh eggs on your kitchen counter and meat you raised yourself, but the idea of keeping large animals feels overwhelming. Chickens let you step into animal stewardship without needing a barn, heavy equipment, or years of experience. They teach you daily care, patience, and the rhythms

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How to start composting in your backyard

Gardening / By Patrick

How to start composting in your backyard Every banana peel, eggshell, and fallen leaf that leaves your property is soil fertility walking out the gate. Composting returns that fertility to your garden in a form plants can use. A single compost pile can cut your fertilizer bill, reduce landfill waste, and improve soil structure for

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A simple backyard vegetable garden with raised beds

How to start a vegetable garden on a budget

Gardening / By Elijah

How to start a vegetable garden on a budget \n You want fresh vegetables from your own backyard, but the seed catalogs and garden setups make it look like you need hundreds of dollars just to get started. The good news is that growing your own food does not require fancy equipment or a big

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How to start a medicinal herb garden: 10 plants every homesteader should grow

How to butcher a chicken at home: a step-by-step guide for beginners

5 ways to extend your growing season with cold frames

How to build a simple rain barrel system for your garden

How to make your own seed starting mix for less than store-bought

How to pressure-can tomatoes safely step by step

10 pantry staples every homestead kitchen needs

Why chickens are the perfect first livestock

How to start composting in your backyard

How to start a vegetable garden on a budget

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