Stories, Lessons & Practical Tips from the Homestead

Explore our blog for real-life insights and hard-earned lessons from our off-grid journey. From DIY projects to everyday challenges, each post is packed with hands-on advice and personal stories that bring homesteading to life.

Whether you’re just starting out or already deep into self-sufficiency, you’ll find helpful tips, relatable mishaps, and plenty of inspiration to fuel your own path toward independence.

  1. Featured image for “Building a Raised Garden Bed With Wood Sides From a Pine Tree”
    April 5, 2017

    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…
    Homesteading
    Posts by Eric
  2. Featured image for “We’ve Started a New Swale on the Homestead”
    March 15, 2017

    We’ve Started a New Swale on the Homestead

    Check out this video showing the beginnings of our second swale on the homestead…
    General
    Homesteading
    Permaculture
    Posts by Eric
  3. Featured image for “Help Installing Dryer Vent in Middle of House”
    March 13, 2017

    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…
    Construction
    General
    Homesteading
    Posts by Eric
  4. Featured image for “East Texas Homestead Family Vlog”
    March 5, 2017

    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…
    General
  5. Featured image for “How to Build Wood Sides for Utility Trailer | DIY Homesteading Video”
    February 14, 2017

    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!…
    Homesteading
    Posts by Eric
  6. Featured image for “The Homestead From Our 4-Year-Old’s Perspective”
    September 21, 2016

    The Homestead From Our 4-Year-Old’s Perspective

    Our 4-year-old son shot this video while helping me on the homestead.…
    General
  7. Featured image for “Where have all the peaches gone?”
    May 7, 2016

    Where have all the peaches gone?

    No excerpt…
    General
  8. Featured image for “Thinning a Harvester Peach Tree”
    April 12, 2016

    Thinning a Harvester Peach Tree

    How to thin a peach tree How many peaches can I grow on a 3-year-old Harvester Peach tree? I asked this question on the Homegrown Liberty Facebook Group a couple days ago.…
    General
  9. Featured image for “Sorry y’all ”
    April 10, 2016

    Sorry y’all 

    Hey y’all, sorry for the flood of random posts. I was trying to set up some automation between WordPress and Instagram and had a little issue. Instead of posting pics that I…
    General
  10. Featured image for “The flooring is going down quite nice! It’s really makes a huge difference. . .”
    April 10, 2016

    The flooring is going down quite nice! It’s really makes a huge difference. . .

    by east_texas_homestead http://ift.tt/1qB3Tx5…
    General