How to make DIY weighted eye masks

February 19, 2019

Weighted masks are fabric sleep masks with rice or pebbles inside them to create weight against the pressure points around…

Beekeeper Petra Ahnert shares the secrets of ‘Beehive Alchemy’

February 19, 2019

Composite image by Sarah Walker Caron Author of the new book “Beehive Alchemy,” beekeeper Petra Ahnert of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has…

Should you get a turkey for your homestead?

February 18, 2019

Most people do not think of turkeys as backyard fowl, but they can be. Should you add the gobbling bird…

A guide to starting seeds indoors

February 18, 2019

The last months of winter may not seem like a prime gardening season, but it is a great time to…

Considering tiny house living?

February 15, 2019

BDN file photo The burgeoning tiny house movement has people contemplating what it would be like to downsize their lifestyles…

Should you add hops to your homestead?

February 15, 2019

If you are an enthusiastic homebrewer or happen to live near a brewery, you may have toyed with the idea…

12 ways to reuse egg cartons

February 14, 2019

Some farmers accept egg cartons back to reuse. But they also can be used in different ways. Here are a…

Despite downsizing, Nancy Wolff isn’t done homesteading yet

February 14, 2019

Life’s changes can mean changes for our homesteading lifestyle. No one knows that better than Nancy Wolff. Nancy Wolff at…

3 ways to reuse cardboard boxes in the garden

February 13, 2019

Photo from Pexels by Lukasz Dziege Between moving, packing and shipping and runs to the warehouse club stores, cardboard boxes…

Try this trick to test old seeds to see if they will grow

February 13, 2019

Testing bean seeds for viability.| Photo by Kate Garland With spring around the corner, you may be perusing seed catalogs…