5 Benefits of Using Cold Frames In Your Garden
Every year we strive to have the best most productive garden we can have in the season we have to grow it in. One way to get the most out …
Building Projects
What’s The Difference Between A Permaculture Swale and A Ditch?
Often when I have tried to quickly explain to someone what a swale is a question sometimes gets asked: “what’s the difference between a swale and a ditch?” Swales and …
How To Build A Garden Planter Box With A Trellis
If you’re limited on gardening space or maybe want to block out some neighbors and get a little privacy in your backyard then building some planter boxes with trellises may …
How To Build A Wine Cap Mushroom Raised Bed
If you’re like me you like to make use of as many places as possible in your yard to grow food but what do you do when you have a …
Cheap and Simple Chop & Flip IBC Aquaponics System
Have you ever wanted to get started with aquaponics but maybe you thought it looked a little difficult or weren’t sure where to start? Well, I hope this post can …
How To Build A Cheap and Sturdy Cattle Panel Greenhouse
Building a greenhouse or if you prefer a “hoophouse” using common supplies like pallets and cattle panels can be a very affordable and practical way to extend your growing season …
How To Build An Indoor Fish Tank Aquaponics System
When you can’t grow a garden outside for whatever reason, perhaps you have no land or it’s the dead of winter, you can still have fresh homegrown vegetables by setting …
How To Use Pallets To Build Raised Garden Beds
Growing a garden in raised beds has many benefits but can sometimes be a little costly depending on what you build them out of. I’m all about being frugal and …
10 Ways To Repurpose 5 Gallon Buckets (Part 2)
On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast, I pick up where I left off on the last episode and give you the last 5 of 10 ways to repurpose …
10 Ways To Repurpose 5 Gallon Buckets (Part 1)
Most homesteaders I know are big on repurposing things and why wouldn’t they be. Repurposing saves money and reduces waste so whenever you can find another purpose for something laying …
A Few Power Tools That Make Homesteading Easier
Every homestead needs a few tools but which ones are the most useful and make homesteading easier? On this podcast episode, I discuss a few such tools, some might seem …
Homesteading and Market Gardening With Guest Jason Smith
On this podcast episode, I’m joined by Homesteader and Market Gardener Jason Smith to talk about his homesteading journey and a little about the ins and outs of establishing and …
Finding Cheap and Free Resources To Build Your Homestead
What are you lacking to really get your homestead going; time, money, land, stuff? In this article and podcast episode, I will discuss how to find free and cheap resources …
Preparing A Chicken Coop For A Cold Winter
On this podcast episode, I answer a listener’s question about prepping a coop for winter, specifically about ventilation requirements in a coop. This is an often-underestimated feature in a coop …
