Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
It seems there are an awful lot of "pumpkin shortages" lately. For the last few years in our area, pumpkins are either hard to find or super expensive. Well, let me tell you one thing. There ain't no pumpkin shortages at my house. Last year I went overboard planting seeds and ended up with an obscene amount of winter squash and pumpkins (including some weird franken-squash that resulted from me NOT listening to the seed packets and ...Continue Reading
I have always believed that homesteading is a state of mind and that is possible to homestead no matter where you are. This is why I have truly enjoyed writing the "How to homestead no matter where you are series". In this series, I have talked about how to turn your apartment and your suburban backyard into functional modern homesteads. Today you will be reading about how you can become a semi-rural homesteader. What is a ...Continue Reading
It's been rather egg-y around The Prairie Homestead lately. We've talked about whether or not to wash farm fresh eggs and how to go about freezing them for later. Another egg-related question that has recently come up is: What to do with with leftover eggshells? Composting them is definitely one option, but did you know you can feed them back to your chicken flock? Like anything else, there seems to be lots of different ...Continue Reading
One thing I love about homesteading is that it is a completely flexible lifestyle... Sometimes I think people get caught up in the old-fashioned idea that you have to have acres of property to be considered a homesteader. Today that is simply not the case, you can begin your homesteading journey no matter where you are. To help those that wish to live the homesteading lifestyle but are confined to smaller spaces I have created ...Continue Reading
It's either feast or famine when it comes to eggs around our homestead... After the long, egg-less wait while our chicks matured, we are currently slammed with eggs. Blue ones, brown ones, little ones, big ones, double yolkers... Eggs everywhere. (Want some egg recipes? Check out my post of 50+ egg-heavy recipes here) But eventually our chickens will molt and we will be hard pressed to find enough eggs to make breakfast on a ...Continue Reading
