If you’ve been homesteading for a short while you’ve likely come to a point where you have some basic skills but want to grow your knowledge and skill base. Here are some ways to do that:
Free Homesteading Resources
Lacto-Fermented Gingered Root Vegetables
Pumpkin Butter Recipe (AIP – Paleo – Real Food)
How to Make a Tincture (+Alcohol-Free Option!)
3 Natural Pesticides for the Garden
Basic Soup Recipe: How to Make Soup Out of Almost Anything
Butternut Squash Soup Recipe (AIP – Paleo – Real Food)
Best Homesteading Books
Gaia’s Garden: a Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture – This is a great read for growing more food with less work. I employ many of the strategies in the book with great success.
The Encyclopedia of Country Living: The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself – One of my favorite homesteading books, this is the book that started it all for me! It discusses many topics with enough depths that you feel like you can get started.
The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It – This well-rounded guide will have an answer for almost any question. It’s the perfect book to have on hand when starting a new homesteading project.