The Homestead Guru
We share what we are passionate about.
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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Couple Builds Amazing Cordwood House for Less than $5,000
Build your own home! Doing it yourself is always the most rewarding way to do it! Especially when you can build your own home with

Getting Good Grades is Meaningless
Hold on–I’m about to disappoint all you high-achievers…but good grades are no measure of intelligence. More importantly, good grades also don’t actually have any bearing

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 –

6 Highly Effective Habits to Adopt From Your Grandma
With the rise of modern technology, there isn’t much value placed on the habits of our grandmothers, and that’s a shame. Truth is Grandma’s have

Can you really harness your intuition with your diet?
Over the past year, I’ve became increasingly spiritual and in-tune with my intuition. I’ve developed it through practices such as meditation and journaling, that allow

U.N. Report Concludes: Pesticides Aren’t Helping Solve World Hunger
The wide spread use of pesticides on our food has been a controversial topic in the health community for many years, but this U.N. report gives

Turn Your Trash into Black Gold with this Amazingly Simple Vermicompost System
From Marjory Wildcraft’s GrowYourOwnGroceries.org. Nature has its own way of creating resources out of waste. In the forest, leaves fall to the ground in autumn

Why You Should Say NO More Often and Give Fewer Fucks
For many years, I thought that it was my responsibility, my duty, to deep-dive into the most terrible and baffling situations (and people), with the

Biodegradable Avocado Plastic Makes Use of the Pits
Biodegradable Avocado Plastic Begins in Mexico I’ve lived in Mexico for three years now. It humbles me to see how creative people here can be.

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

Farmer Faces $2.8M Fine for Plowing His Land
Think you’re free to plow your own farmland? Not without a permit, says the federal court system. Longtime farmer John Duarte may face up to a

How to Build a Pallet Garden in Three Simple Steps
Pallet gardens are a simple, fun, and efficient way to start or expand your garden. Children love participating in this DIY project as well. The
