The Homestead Guru
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We help you unleash the guru, inside you.
The Homestead Guru was a project born by people who love talking about and trying practical solutions. We have hundreds of articles on all things practical and have built a sort of community over the years for those who want to learn and grow along with us.
Here we aren’t here to be your gurus. We are here to help you learn how to be your own guru, while we become our own gurus. Thank you for being here.
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New Study: Women Live Longer When They Live in Nature
A recent study found that women live longer when they live surrounded by nature. They started with a theory that natural environments help to lower stress
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Go to Mexico
Virtually everyone who heard I was moving to Mexico told me I was crazy. I’d be lying if I said there were not bad things
Communal Living And Radical Sharing – Is This Lifestyle For You?
“I was looking for a place where I would have a sense of family and belonging, and where I could be more ecologically sustainable,”
10 Veggies You Can Regrow Time and Time Again
Regrowing yourself an endless supply of amazing vegetables is easier than you think! Follow the simple instructions below and regrow yourself to food abundance. Green Onions Green
House Votes on Cannabis Decriminalization THIS MONTH
Cannabis decriminalization is coming! I AM READY for cannabis decriminalization. We first posted about this a year ago when the House Judiciary Committee voted on bill S.2227.
Plastic Bricks: The Sustainable Solution to the Plastic Epidemic
Today, there are more than 20 different major types of plastics in use worldwide. Recently plastics have been in public eye for being potentially dangerous
The Home Medicine Summit: How to DIY Your Own Health Care
Registration is open and FREE tickets are now available for Marjory Wildcraft’s Home Medicine Summit 2018! Marjory has gathered 42+ experts who promise to set you
Lego-Style House Can Be Constructed in Weeks With Only a Screwdriver
Check out this amazing video of an IKEA-style home that can be built in a matter of weeks using only a screw driver. Contrast that
More life exists beneath the Earth’s surface than above it, scientists say.
After ten years of study, and hundreds of holes drilled into the earth, scientists have found an entire new biosphere of life underground that is
Gift Wrap Alternatives That You Can Feel Good About
Are you looking for gift wrap alternatives? Me, too. One of the sillier things we do as humans is buying pretty-colored paper, just to throw
Best Ever Instant Pot Flan
Everyone, I’ve finally found the ultimate fast and easy way to prepare flan, so long as one has an instant pot or pressure cooker. I
Perennial Food Plants for Lazy Gardeners
Okay, we’re not lazy gardeners, really. We just want to reap the best harvest we can with the least amount of effort. Perennial plants really
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BioIntensive Gardening – How to Double Dig, Make Compost, & Companion Plant
Biointensive gardening is an organic method designed to creative highly productive gardens with long term sustainability at its core. What is so great about this
IT’S ALIVE! Living No-Turn Compost: BioChar
Maybe you wanted to start composting this Earth Day, but you’ve heard it’s tricky to get right. I understand–nobody wants a stinky mess out back
The Tropical Fruit Tree Americans Forgot: The Pawpaw Tree
What if I told you that North America has an easy-to-grow native tropical fruit tree that you’ve never even heard of? The Pawpaw is our
Tomatoes Hate Cucumbers: Secrets of Companion Planting + Popular Planting Combinations
Did you know that tomatoes hate cucumbers? Consider companion planting. While they might taste great together in a salad, tomato plants dislike growing in close
How To Start a Kitchen Scrap Garden
How to Regrow Kitchen Scraps Feel like you never really get your money’s worth of lettuce or celery at the store? Why not grow another
This is Why Your Compost Stinks
You started out with good intentions–wanting to create richer soil for your garden and reduce your waste. Maybe you even bought the pretty compost crock