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.
April 10, 2017Rice 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…
April 5, 2017Building 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…
March 15, 2017We’ve Started a New Swale on the Homestead
Check out this video showing the beginnings of our second swale on the homestead…
March 13, 2017Help 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…- 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… 
February 14, 2017How 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!…
September 21, 2016The Homestead From Our 4-Year-Old’s Perspective
Our 4-year-old son shot this video while helping me on the homestead.…
- 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.… - 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…