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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How Monsanto is Destroying the Brains and Health of Everyone.
By Dr. Buckley Interested in slowing your aging process? Take note! One of my most recent blog entries(1) summarized roughly 10 years of research related

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

Dandelions For The Bees & Plenty For Everyone Too!
The dandelion’s peak flowering time is from late March to May, when many bees and other pollinators emerge from hibernation. Each flower consists of about

Understanding CBD, Cannabinoids, & Your Health
CBD is one of over 60 compounds found in cannabis that belongs to a class of molecules called cannabinoids. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is non-psychoactive, meaning

From Academics to Relationships – Unschooling As A Paradigm Shift
This article is part 1 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please subscribe to get future installments. Awareness of others’ needs

Easy Organic Homemade Bread Recipe
Making Your Own Organic Bread Is So Easy!!!!! MAKE YOUR OWN Organic Bread. Only 6 ingredients and a few minutes of your time. The rest

Compostable Packaging – Ikea Replaces Styrofoam with Mushroom Based Biodegradable Foam
Ikea has made huge steps towards helping the environment by replacing regular polystyrene plastic styrofoam. The purpose of styrofoam is to hold delicate products during

Innovative Preschool Combines Urban Farming and Nursery Education
Gardening preschool? As a homesteading parent that also unschools (child led life-learning), I know just how educational time in the garden can be. Recently, we

Flow Hive 2 Crowdfunding Campaign Hits $1 MILLION
The Flow Hive team is celebrating another successful run on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, with sales for the Flow Hive 2 exceeding USD$1million (AU$1.2M) this morning.

How Much Food Can You Grow on a 1/4 Acre?
From Marjory Wildcraft’s GrowNetwork How much food can you grow on a 1/4 acre lot? Not much, right… Maybe a small garden in the back

Tell me Your Story, Morning Glory – A Simple and Beautiful Garden Flower
Morning Glory is one of my favorite plants to grow because it is almost impossible to kill. They have beautiful blooms in pink, blue, magenta,

5 Dreadful Homesteading Mistakes to Avoid (First-Timers’ Guide)
A guest post by Lucy Clark of Garden Ambition. Homesteading is a fantastic way to live sustainably and have more financial freedom in the long
