Category Archives for "Homestead Life"

How to Earning a Living from Your Homestead

By Melissa Norris | Frugal Living , Homestead Life , Lifestyle , Podcast , Raising Your Own Food , Skills

One of the most common questions asked when someone is first embarking on their homesteading journey is “How can I earn a living from my homestead?” Listen in below to the full podcast, Episode #187 Earning an Income from the Homestead, of the Pioneering Today Podcast, where we don’t just inspire you, but give you […]

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Off Grid Living: What You Need to Know

By Melissa Norris | Podcast , Preparedness/Survival

Off grid living, many are intrigued by it and some dream about it. How about you, ever dreamt of living off-grid? If so then today’s topic is for you my friend. We’re talking about just what it takes to go from city life to off-grid living, and here to talk about all of this are […]

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Urban Homesteading – Tips for Small Space Self-Sufficiency

By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast

Urban homesteading – today we’re talking all about modern homesteading on a small property, because you do not need lots of land to start living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. In fact, my guest today has been homesteading on 1/10 of an acre for years! Now you may have more land than that. You may have a […]

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Traditional Cooking Tips to Get Homemade Food On Your Table Every Day

By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast

Getting homemade food on the table every day can be hard. Finding time in our busy lives to cook all of our meals from scratch can seem nearly impossible some days. But with a little forethought and planning, it is possible to get healthy, flavorful, home-cooked food on your family table each and every day. […]

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5 Homemade Natural Cleaner Recipes – DIY Cleaners that Work

By Anastasia Sakawsky | Homestead Life

Spring is here, and that means it’s just about time for spring cleaning. Here are 5 homemade natural cleaner recipes to help you make every area of your house shine, without any harsh chemicals! Who doesn’t love DIY cleaners that work, right? Years ago, I began learning about some of the toxic chemicals in many […]

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How to Season Cast Iron Pan or Dutch Oven

By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life

Learn how to season cast iron pan and/or Dutch oven, because my friends, a well-seasoned cast iron skillet or Dutch oven will be one of your most beloved and used homestead kitchen items ever. And when done right, truly produces a non-stick finish without the harmful chemicals or coatings of Teflon. Because cast iron is […]

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10 Things Our Grandparents Reused During the Great Depression

By Anastasia Sakawsky | Homestead Life

Life can be tough nowadays, but most of us are lucky enough to have never known true hardship: the type that our grandparents and great grandparents faced during the years of the Great Depression. But despite how hard life was back then, where there was a will, there was almost always a way. So many […]

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14 Things You Must Do for Your Best Homesteading Year in 2019

By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast

Are you ready, here’s 14 things you must do for your best homesteading year in 2019. Listen below to,  Episode #164 – 14 Things You Must Do for Your Best Homesteading Year in 2019 of the Pioneering Today Podcast, where we teach families how to grow, preserve and cook their own food using old-fashioned skill sets and wisdom to […]

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Biggest Homestead Mistakes We Made & What to Avoid

By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Podcast

The biggest homestead mistakes we made and what to avoid on your homesteading journey… or another way of putting it, things I wish I had known to do differently. Hopefully, with my sharing these homestead tips you will not make these same mistakes so your journey goes a bit more smoothly than ours did. I […]

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9 Ways to Prepare For a Stress Free Christmas Now

By Anastasia Sakawsky | Homestead Life

To some, it might sound crazy to prepare for Christmas now when fall has just barely begun. But for most modern homesteaders, preparing for winter is something we do from the last frost to the first. So why not prepare for Christmas too? In fact, I start preparing for Christmas on Boxing Day (the day […]

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