Coronavirus – Homestead Hacks For Surviving a Pandemic
Yes, the Coronavirus is bad. There are some homestead hacks for surviving a pandemic that we will look at from a practical point of view. No reason to panic but there is a big difference between preparing as best you can with the information you have and deciding to...
Goat Milk Soap Recipe Easy and Forgiving
Easy Goat Milk Soap Recipe Super simple goat milk soap recipe. Make this easy goat milk soap recipe using ingredients that are easy to find. Sodium hydroxide (lye) can be found over at Amazon by clicking on this purchase lye link. You can also use canned goat’s...
Goats Milk Cheese Recipes – How to Make Feta The Easy Way
If you have goats you need to have lots of ideas for things to make with goats milk. Because in the spring, if you decide to milk your goats you have lots of extra around. While I do freeze much of my goats milk, I have come across a couple super simple recipes for...
Homemade Goat Milk Soap Recipe For Beginners
There is a secret to making beautiful homemade goats milk soap for beginners that most soap makers won’t tell you. Having been a soap maker for quite a few years now, I have discovered this secret almost by accident and now make wonderfully luxurious cream...
Living The Homestead Life Becoming Self Sufficient Is a Process
Reflecting back I’ve come to realize that living the homestead life is a process of becoming self sufficient. When I first started this journey, I had no idea goats had no upper teeth. Or how to make bread from scratch.I had not clue whether you needed a rooster...
Make Goats Milk Soap For Gifts
What says I’m thinking of you more than a homemade gift? HartNana’s Goat’s Milk Soap Recipe is so easy and so forgiving that even a novice can have terrific results – of course HartNana will be there with you to help you out if you have...
Preservatives In Lotion – Why You Must Use Them
Preservatives in lotion has gotten a bad name in some circles. Not being “all natural” appears to be the problem. Bacteria and germs are all natural too but you don’t want to be putting them on your skin and causing infections do you? When making...
How to Grow Microgreens Indoors Without Soil – Winter Nutrition
Grow microgreens indoors without soil, or with very little soil, to boost your families winter nutrition. During the dead of winter, when the thoughts wonder towards next years garden, growing an indoor micro garden could chase some of those blues away. You...
Why Raw Goat Milk – Should You Be Drinking Goat Milk?
Raw goat milk is all the rage in the more natural “hippie” groups that share our planet, and you may be wondering why. “Well, let me tell you”, says Hart Nana, smiling… Why Drink Raw Goat Milk Raw goat milk called the “universal...
Cattle Raising Beginners Guide To Keeping Cows For Beef
This cattle raising beginners guide to keeping cows for beef will cover how to find a calf and raise it to butchering size. We will look at what types of cattle make the best choice to raise. And we will look at what it takes to raise cattle on a small farm or...
Fast Sourdough Starter Recipe For Yummy Crusty Bread
Once you get this fast sourdough starter recipe making bread, pancakes and biscuits will be a daily thing! Making Your Fast Sourdough Starter Recipe Making a sourdough starter can be as easy as adding equal parts of flour and water to a mason jar. Cover the mason jar...
Fodder Feeding System For Backyard Chickens
Recently the fodder feeding system for backyard chickens has come under my radar. Since this system is pro ported to save money while still producing quality eggs I thought I MUST try this! A few months ago I started sprouting grains for my family’s consumption...
Best DIY Mothers Day Gift Ideas-Cheap & Easy To Make
The best DIY Mothers Day gift ideas are those designed to match your mom. Tailoring your mothers day gift to the things in life she enjoys will bring a smile to her face and joy to her heart. While in my experience most moms love spa gift baskets, maybe your mom is...
Homemade Goats Milk Soap Recipes Without Lye – Great For Beginners
When it comes to homemade goats milk soap recipes without lye melt and pour bases are our friends. Because the base soap has already been created, taking the nasty ole lye part out of the equation, we can focus on making soap fun. All of these homemade goats milk soap...
Welcome! Hartnana (and her husband Dave the truck driver) share the self sufficient living skills that we have gleaned from living on a homesteading.
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