Learn How to Make a Comfrey Poultice With a Blender

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What Is A Comfrey Poultice? Simply put, a comfrey poultice is moist ground up comfrey (usually leaves but sometimes root as well) applied to a wound and covered with a cloth. This natural healing method has been used for a very long time and is not limited to comfrey. [well type=””]If you’re new to comfrey, check out this article. What Is …

WATCH: Canton, TX Tornado Aftermath and Relief Effort!

It Was a Really Bad Storm As many of you man know, on April 29, 2017, at least seven tornadoes ripped through East Texas leaving a wake of destruction in their paths. Several people lost their lives and many more lost everything they owned. News article about the tornadoes. The Call For Help Last Friday, I received an email from Grace …

How to Make Contact Paper Countertops on a Budget

How to make contact paper countertops on a budget

Need Countertops on a Budget? When we were making decisions about what to do with kitchen countertops on our homestead, my mom told me about contact paper countertops. When she was a young girl, my great grandmother would recruit my mom and her sisters to change out the contact paper in her kitchen. It took me a while to warm …

Rice Knife Review – Growtech KNK-HTS1200

Rice knife review for homesteaders

I Love This Rice Knife! Jenn gave me a rice knife / grass sickle for Christmas this past year. I love this thing so much I wanted to let y’all know about it. The best part is that it sells on Amazon Prime for $10 to $12 bucks! In my opinion, this is an essential homestead hand tool. If permaculture …

Building a Raised Garden Bed With Wood Sides From a Pine Tree

Building a raised garden bed with wood sides from a pine tree

3 Part Video Series on Building a Raised Garden Bed Now that our house is mostly finished and we are living on the homestead, It’s time to put in a garden. We would love to go big but the truth is, I haven’t managed a garden in almost 20 years. We decided to start with a single raised garden bed …

Help Installing Dryer Vent in Middle of House

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See how we installed a dryer vent in the middle of our house During our mobile home reno, figuring out how to install our dryer vent in the middle of our house proved to be a bit of a challenge. Before giving up and changing the house layout, again, I found a product that allows you to go down through …

East Texas Homestead Family Vlog

We Started a Family Vlog We’ve started vlogging over on our YouTube channel. Yes, I know. How could we let this happen? Well, here’s the thing, we’re not turning our channel into a vlog, we are adding additional content for those who would like to watch it. We are stepping up our video production game and want to bring you …