What Is AÂ 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
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
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
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 …
We’ve Started a New Swale on the Homestead
Check out this video showing the beginnings of our second swale on the homestead
Help Installing Dryer Vent in Middle of House
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 …
How to Build Wood Sides for Utility Trailer | DIY Homesteading Video
Learn how to build wooden sides on your flatbed trailer. This was a fun weekend project for our family!
The Homestead From Our 4-Year-Old’s Perspective
Our 4-year-old son shot this video while helping me on the homestead.