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Buy Your Own Tiny House With Beaver Boxes!
Beaver Boxes Tiny Homes. Container Homes. Backyard Modulars. Tell them The Homestead Guru sent you for $500 off! Embrace The Beaver! Our construction company has

Grow Hemp, Save the Bees!
Grow Hemp for a Better Environment As if we needed another reason to start promoting the growing of hemp, a new study shows that expanding

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

Beat the Heat Efficiently: DIY Sustainable AC under $20
It is summertime and the weather is sweltering. What do you do to stay cool? Maybe try one of these DIY sustainable AC you can

Systemic Destruction Through War – How to Help Mother Nature Heal This Earth Day
Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, and you might be wondering what the deal really is, anyway. It was only created in 1970,

Traditional Wooden Bikes Still in Use by Filipino Tribesmen
Remember your childhood bicycle? Made from metal, rubber, and other modern materials, that bike likely took you to friends’ homes, the local playground, maybe the

Little Dictators & Extreme Stress: The Flip-side of Parents Controlling Children & Deschooling
This article is Part 4 in a series called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please also find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 When I

Why so many are choosing Solar Passive Houses
Solar passive houses are the name of ease – a brief discussion Passive solar houses have made it possible to live with minimal temperature

A Refreshing Perspective on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Homestead Guru Editor Angel Robinson Gives Her Take on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement There are a lot of people out there claiming to speak for all

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,”

Fermented Sauerkraut: How to Make It + Other Tips
As a kid with Irish ancestry, I grew up eating store bought sauerkraut which was most often pasteurized vinegar with cabbage. It wasn’t until I

Chickens Dying From Bird Flu- Is A Virus or Monsanto to Blame?
On May 1st, 2015 Iowa Governor declared a state of emergency after a number of chicken farms were experiencing an outbreak of bird flu, which
