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Homesteading for Beginners

  • A hand holding an open container of solid, white beef tallow face cream balm.
    DIY Beef Tallow Face Cream
  • Log cabin off the grid.
    Meaning of Living Off the Grid: A Beginner's Real-Life Story
  • dutch oven chicken breast recipes feature
    Best Dutch Oven Chicken Breast Recipes
  • a picture of a planned garden with green plants and wooden walking boards
    How to Plan a Garden For 2026
  • Close-up of layered dessert bars with a flaky top and creamy filling on a white plate.
    26 Make-Ahead Christmas Cookies, Cakes and Bars Everyone Loves
  • Maple Syrup Dinner Ideas collage
    35+ Maple Syrup Dinner Ideas for 2026
  • A mason jar filled with golden homemade apple cider vinegar sits on a wooden surface, surrounded by whole and sliced apples and a corer.
    24 Easy to Make Pantry Staples to Fill Your Shelves This Month
  • A tote bag made from a repurposed feed bag, featuring an image of chicks and the text "Country Road Chick Starter Grower.
    15 Eco Friendly Gifts You Can Make This Weekend
  • A bowl of bright green oatmeal makes for a filling, cold-weather breakfast, topped with peanut butter, chopped walnuts, and chocolate chips, with a gold spoon beside it.
    29 Failsafe and Filling Breakfasts for Cold-Weather Days
  • A loaf of freshly baked bread rests on a cooling rack next to a butter knife on a brown countertop.
    Frugal Homemade Sandwich Bread Recipe
  • A skillet of apple cobbler with six biscuit toppings on a marble surface.
    45 Favorite Fall Recipes They'll Always Remember When They Think of You
  • Two brown, oval-shaped massage soaps with raised bumps are placed on a white surface next to a blue and white checkered cloth, inspired by a soothing lemon soap recipe.
    21 Natural Bath and Body Recipes That Bring Old-Fashioned Care Back
  • A close-up of a spoon lifting strawberry jam from a glass jar. A cluster of red flowers and green leaves is blurred in the background.
    23 Sauces, Spreads, Jams and Jellies Grandma Never Bought From the Store
  • Two brown, oval-shaped massage soaps with raised bumps are placed on a white surface next to a blue and white checkered cloth, inspired by a soothing lemon soap recipe.
    How to Make Lemon Soap: Simple Natural DIY Homemade Recipe
  • A wall-mounted outdoor solar-powered LED light with a motion sensor, installed beside a window, illuminated by sunlight.
    Best Indoor Solar Lighting Ideas for Off Grid Cabins
  • Four cupcakes with white frosting and caramel drizzle are arranged on a white plate, with apples in a basket behind them-perfect inspiration for autumn apple desserts.
    27 Old-Fashioned Autumn Apple Desserts That Always Please a Crow

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  • A block of tallow rests on parchment paper beside a black-handled knife, reminiscent of traditional uses for tallow in cooking and crafts.
    Uses for Tallow on the Homestead
  • a picture of a single cast iron skillet on a blue and white wash cloth
    Guide to Cast Iron Cookware: Simple Tips for Beginners
  • Three jars of homemade preserves on a wooden table, with one showing chunky orange marmalade and others appearing less textured.
    Micro Homesteading: Your Path to Sustainable Living
  • a picture of a single brown rabbit inside an outdoor cage
    5 Best Rabbit Breeds to Raise For Meat
  • a group of light brown chickens and a rooster in a pen eating out of a black cast iron pot.
    How to Butcher a Chicken at Home
  • a single mason jar with dehydrated orange slices on a wooden table
    Canning, Preserving and Dehydrating Food
  • three turkeys in a coop behind wire fencing, with a green tarp in the background
    How To Raise Turkeys
  • DIY Chicken Salve in Jar
    DIY Chicken Salve with Calendula
  • Western rustic rooster.
    7 Ways To Start Homesteading Today
  • A picture of a can of fish surrounded by fresh vegetables
    How to Can Fresh Fish For Beginners
  • a raised red diy chicken coop with attached chicken run
    27 DIY Chicken Coops in 2025
  • rooster and hens
    45 Best Homestead Blogs for 2026
  • homegrown vegetables, handcut firewood, foraged cranberries on a wooden background
    How to Make Money Off The Grid: 50 Ideas to Try Now
  • a homemade rabbit hutch on wooden posts with rabbits inside
    Raising Rabbits For Meat: Tips for How to Build a Rabbit Hutch
  • How to Raise Goats
    How to Raise Goats
  • Items for DIY Chicken first aid.
    How to Make a Homemade Chicken First Aid Kit
  • A jar of goat treats next to an open book.
    10 Best Treats for Goats and Goat Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
  • Backyard homestead chickens eating feed in the coop.
    Backyard Homesteading for Beginners
  • 20 homesteading book covers on background green farm field image
    Best Homesteading Books for Beginners
  • Cover of "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery, featuring text about homesteading, off-grid survival, and living off the land on a rustic background.
    Why The Encyclopedia of Country Living Belongs on Your Bookshelf
  • Best Chicken Breeds for Backyard Coop Success
    5 Best Chicken Breeds for Backyard Coop
  • a picture off grid of someones feet up on a boat looking at open water.
    Off Grid Living Preparation: 10 Things To Do Now
  • 4 different chickens kept in an outdoor pen.
    Securing Your Food Supply: 15 Ways to Start
  • Raising backyard chickens is a good homesteading and survival skill to learn.
    Homesteading and Survival
  • A chicken coop on a trailer in front of a house.
    Modern Homesteading: How to Get Started
  • A small, unfinished wooden structure with an open door and window sits under construction outdoors. Surrounding trees and a banner advertising "Off Grid Life" are visible.
    DIY Chicken Coop Mistakes
  • Western Rustic Chick in run on a sunny spring day
    Spring To Do List: The Off Grid Version
  • 35 ways to make money homesteading
    How to Make Money Homesteading
  • Homestead and Pastureland
    How to Finance Your Homestead
  • Wondering what backyard chicken supplies are "must-haves" when you're starting your first flock? These things made our life easier!
    Backyard Chicken Supplies
  • A group of chickens standing in a fenced area.
    Transitioning to Homesteading: Your Guide to Success
  • Living off the grid up north has some surprising challenges....and rewards. Here are six of them. #offthegrid #offgridlife #offgridupnorth
    Off The Grid Up North: 6 Things I Didn't Expect
  • Homemade DIY Flock Block
    DIY Flock Block for Chickens
  • a homestead with a wrap around deck under construction and new windows being put in
    Homestead Projects: How to Plan
  • an image of a brown log cabin in a green forest
    What is Homesteading? What to Know to Get Started
  • Herbs growing on an apartment balcony with white pots and a yellow watering can.
    Apartment Homesteading: How to Homestead In a Rental
  • Glass jar filled with dried herbs, covered with paper and sealed with a metal lid, placed on a white surface with a tiled background.
    Forage, Cultivate, Create: Homestead Skills to Master
  • three quail on a mound of dirt surrounded by greenery
    Raising Quail For Meat & Eggs: 5 Best Breeds
  • Radishes and squash on a wooden table.
    10 Harvest Gift Ideas for the Holidays
  • Seasonal Checklists for the Homestead
    Seasonal Homestead Checklists

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Sarita Harbour.

I'm Sarita. My family and I lived off the grid for 11 years in Canada's far north. If I did it, you can too.

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