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Simple DIY Mason Jar Upgrade
You think you’ve seen every use for mason jars on the planet? As my four year old says… “Nopey Nopey!” Today, we introduce you to
Build a Barn Style Greenhouse With These Step By Step Instructions
If you live where winter temperatures are well below freezing, a greenhouse allows you to grow plants year-round. You can plant cool-weather fall and winter
Wash Your Clothes While You Work Out with this Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine
Kill two birds with one stone and clean your underwear while you’re at it! That dream could come a reality if student’s at China’s Dalian
Innovative Bike Powered Washing Machines, Wash Your Clothes Off The Grid!
The Bike Washing Machine, a sustainable power combo created by college students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China. This cool invention does exactly what
The Truth About Millennial Survival Skills: Explanation and Solutions
Sometimes old Homestead Guru content takes on new meaning for readers. This post was inspired by some controversy over a post three years old titled
How to Make a Self-Fertilizing Hay Bale Garden Bed
I’ve recently found an even better idea than straw bale gardening, and that is hay bale gardening! Straw bales are usually comprised of stalks of
The Year’s Best Camping Gifts and Survival Gear
These camping and survival gifts are perfect for the wilderness lover in your family! There is so much cool camping gear to chose from –
How RAW Hemp Papers Brought Clean Drinking Water To Africa
RAW is a company known for their papers, rolled and smoked by many but what we did not know is that RAW has a completely
Easy DIY Birdhouse with Recycled Materials
This Do It Yourself or DIY birdhouse design is a simple and fun way to attract your favorite small birds to your backyard. This project is
Shipping Pallet Becomes DIY Coffee Table
If building the ultimate coffee table with shipping pallets was a little O.D. for you, we’ve found you a simpler (perhaps gorgeous-er) project to get
Monarch Migration 2019: Record Breaking Numbers in Mexico!!
Monarch Migration Watch: Last month we shared about how Monarch Butterflies have been migrating south in record numbers but in reality that was just an
Coworking in Nature could make 2019 your Most Productive Year Yet
At age 21, I left the United States and embraced a fully nomadic existence. I’d traveled before, but always with plans of returning home. This