Modern Survival

New Water Well on Our Homestead! This is a really exciting post for me because it is announcing the completion of one of...

Growing Avocado in TexasHomestead Plant Of The Week | 004 | Lila Avocado Without the avocado, would there be Tex-Mex? It’s hard to...

Part 1 of 3 videos on installing the electric meter pole Now that the power company has the transformer installed on the electric pole,...

Propagating Comfrey Cuttings Made Easy Comfrey is a wonder plant! As such, I want it planted all over my property. The best way...

Sharpening Chisels With Sandpaper is Cheap, Easy, and Fun If you’re like me, you’ve got a chisel or two that you’ve abused. I...

How well does the Mr. Heater Big Buddy Heater work? I actually thought I posted this article and video several weeks ago, but...

You Can Grow Citrus in Texas! For years, I’ve dreamed about growing citrus on my East Texas homestead. It’s true that you can do...

We’ve been busy working on the back side of the future homestead’s manufactured home. By the time we’re done with this It may...

Eating a plum instantly takes me back to my childhood. As a young boy, I loved eating this deliciously juicy, sweet, and sometimes tart...

In part two of the Raised Comfrey Bed series, we finish up the bed construction. The primary focus of this episode was to sheet mulch...