Homestead
The latest homestead stories, guides and explainers from Scatty.
How to deal with predators on your homestead
If your homestead is in a fairly rural area and if you have animals, you are very likely to have predators. Even if you are an urban homesteader, you could still have…
Can you make money homesteading?
You’ve been dreaming of homesteading for a while, maybe entertaining ideas of living off the land or being self-sustaining. Then reality hits. Maybe you quit your job so…
Homesteading Secrets: 5 Skills to Learn Now and Increase Self-sufficiency
No one learns self-sufficiency overnight. You start picking up skills by doing it. Whether your goal is economic independence, saving money, living a more sustainable…
Homesteading Secrets: Companion Planting to Reduce Pests
When you set out to increase your self-sufficiency by gardening, you probably want to do it organically. But when the pest pressure starts, you suddenly realize why…
Homesteading Secrets: 5 Fundamentals to Compost Faster
When you compost, you become a vital part of the circle of life. You take what would become toxic garbage in a landfill and help nature turn it into nutrient-dense dirt…
5 Weird Homesteading Hacks That Will Make Your Life Easier!
Homesteaders reconnect with the land by living as self-sufficiently as possible. But growing fruits, vegetables and raising livestock on these mini-farms is not always…