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Make Soap at Home: A Simple Recipe for Beginners

Beginners Lard Soap Recipe

Learning how to make soap is a valuable homesteading skill that everyone striving for greater self-sufficiency can acquire. It doesn’t matter where you live or how many acres you are on, we can all make soap at home! Start with a simple recipe like this lard soap. It’s perfect for beginners! How to Make Soap at […]

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2021 Homesteaders of America Conference Tickets

2021 Homesteaders of America Conference Graphic

2021 Homesteaders of America Conference Tickets About This Event Our conference is a two-day event held on Friday and Saturday, October 8th & 9th. We offer in-depth Hands-On Homesteading & Gardening Workshops Thursday October 7th. More info on the workshops coming soon! (Additional fees apply.) Speaker Line Up Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms Daniel Salatin, Polyface Farms […]

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Grow Your Own Food Series

In the midst of chaos and crazy, now, more than ever, people want to learn how to grow their own food! We’re linking elbows with some amazing homesteading YouTubers to show you how to grow your own food on March 23 through March 28. We’re here to help, for absolutely FREE! Here’s what you can […]

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2019 Homesteaders of America Conference Recap

As we go through this season of thanksgiving and reflection, we at Homesteaders of America have hearts full of gratitude because of your support in making the 2019 conference the most amazing homesteading event in the country! Was the conference educational, helping to inspire and equip attendees to grow more of their food better? ABSOLUTELY! […]

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Two Ways to Homestead

There are two ways to start and run your homestead. And those two ways are pretty much like anything else in life… the easy way or the hard way. The hard way to homestead involves a lot of trial and error. Emphasis on “a lot.” A lot of learning lessons slowly one season at a […]

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Livestock Guardian Dog | Training a Pup

Livestock Guardian Dog Training Tips

A livestock guardian dog is essential when homesteading or farming. The key to having a loyal, hard working adult LGD is the ongoing training which occurs as a pup. Raising livestock is an investment, one which must be protected. This is especially true if you will be raising livestock on pasture or in a rotational […]

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