What does it really mean to live off the grid?
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Seven Easy Ways to Conserve Water Every Day
💦 We waste a lot of water every day, but at certain times, like during power outages, we really notice how much water we actually need. We can learn simple ways to conserve water by small changes, and that can make a big difference when water is scarce. 💧
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Homemade Vegan Yogurt. More Tips and Tricks
You learned how to make homemade vegan yogurt previously. Now learn ways to tweak the process with these tips and tricks for vegan yogurt making!
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Top Ten Reasons to Heat with a Wood Stove
To heat your home with wood or not? Is it a good choice for your homestead? We’ve listed our top ten reasons, but you get to decide!
Stay warm!
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How to Stir Peanut Butter Like a Redneck — Homestead Peanut Butter Stirring Hack
Here’s a life hack you need to know about!
You can easily stir peanut butter the red neck way—and you can use simple household tools to to it! 🥜
Works for almond butter too!
Seven Gifts for a Small Business Owner
Small business owners are all around, plugging along in their field of work. You know some. How will you show your appreciation this year?
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Seven Things I Like about Building Our Own Greenhouse
Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Family, Home-Grown Bounty, Homeschool, Practical skills, Science
We built a greenhouse on our homestead! Find out my top seven reasons why I love it for homeschool and family!
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Saving Seeds for Sustainability
There are so many great reasons to save your garden seeds! It’s fun! It’s easy! Learn more now!
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Three Years in an Off Grid Camper
Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Character development, Family, Home-Built Cabin, Home-Tested Faith, Homeschool, Homesteading Journey, Practical skills
Three Years Off Grid—The Good, The Bad, The Ugly…and the Blessings? What have we learned in our three + years off grid? What would we do differently if we could do it over again? Should YOU live in your camper while building or setting up your off grid homestead? We will discuss a few lessons…
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Medicinal Charcoal on the Homestead
Activated charcoal is one of the most useful and versatile natural remedies available. Find out practical uses and applications of medicinal charcoal for health and healing.
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Making Rebar Railings for our Loft and Stairs
Wood and Rebar Railings for our Loft and Stairs Recently, Andrew went to work on some rebar railings for our loft and our stairs. This is our middle son, Andrew ? Let me say, they ended up taking way more time than we thought they would! But that’s how we seem to roll! It’s totally not…
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Make a Charcoal Poultice the Clean and Neat way
If you’ve ever made a charcoal poultice, you know it can be a messy process!
Here is a great way to make a neat and clean (and easy) charcoal poultice as a maturely remedy!
Top 10 of 2020! Our 10 Most Read Blog Posts of the Year
The Top 10 Most Read Blog Posts of 2020
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Practical Gifts for your Off Grid Teen
Need Gift Ideas for an Off Grid Teen? Ah…teens! Do you feel stumped when you see a teen whose family lives off grid? Do you wonder what he thinks about this life and how you can give him something that he’ll use! It’s common. And there is no answer that will cover every teen. My…
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Why Tools Trump Toys!!
Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Character development, Family, Home-Built Cabin, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Homesteading Journey, Practical skills
Tools Trump Toys!! Several years ago, I wrote this post for my homeschooling group. It remains my most popular post and my favorite of all times. When I transferred my Lessons and Lessons blog over here to Ridge Haven Homestead last year, I assumed that all of my posts had come along. Sadly, this one…
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