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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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

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

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

Monarch Butterflies 2020: Revealing Coronavirus Times in Michoacan
Monarch Butterflies 2020: El Rosario Sanctuary in Michoacan You may remember last year I posted about my first journey to El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary

Recently Divorced Mother of Three Builds Her Family a Tiny Home
At age 29, Kelly Lewis was a single mother of three. After she and her husband got a divorce, Kelly was in a really bad

Are Tire Gardens Toxic? A Wheely Good Safety Analysis
This post is inspired by our Guru community in a discussion among gardeners on whether or not its a good idea to grow vegetable gardens

Homesteading With Children: Radical Families Know It Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
Meet Riley: Nearly 4 Years Old Homesteading Superstar Homesteading With Children Spotlight Every so often we notice a post in a Homesteading group that catches

Falling Fruit, A Global Map to Help You Get Your Wild Forage On
Falling Fruit has been such an amazing resource for our family! I love watching my children explore nature, especially when they have gained the skill

Couple Uses Affordable Solar Panel System to Power Their Full-Time RV Lifestyle
Jason and Nicki Wynn are full-time RVers. Having abandoned the daily grind for a life of travel and adventure, the couple now shares their ups

Lifelong Friends Build their Own Tiny-Home Community
Real, authentic adult friendships are so precious, and sadly, pretty uncommon these days too. Modern society is set up for mobility that has to do with

Create Your Own Self Sustaining Homestead on Only One Acre!
If you ever thought about living on a self sustainable homestead, there are so many ways to do it and you only need about an

Mini-Documentary: Couple Changes Their Lives as They Build and Live in a Converted School Bus
Tiny Homes are all the rage. But what about living in a School Bus? With the right tools, and enough elbow grease and creativity, the
