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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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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

The Pipeline Battle Escalates, Police Take Arms Against North Dakota Water Protectors – Journalist Tasered Protecting a Horse
Yesterday we reported that things were heating up in North Dakota over the oil pipeline controversy. Today, it reached a boil when local law enforcement jurisdictions

The Woodwide Web: How Mushrooms Invented the Internet
Fascinating new research has revealed that we’re not the only species that use an internet to communicate. Plants may seem like they don’t do much

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

Incredible: No Mosquitoes at Disney World
Why Are There No Mosquitoes at Disney World, The Biggest Theme Park on Earth? There are no mosquitoes at Disney World. The biggest theme park

DIY Outdoor Cooler Table
Keep your cervesa cool and handy with this super practical DIY table with a built in cooler. Get the full how-to VIA Domesticated Engineer.

DIY Probiotics – 4 Cheap and Easy Alternatives
From Marjory Wildcraft’s GrowYourOwnGroceries.org. Yes, the prepackaged probiotic capsules and tablets in health food stores can be pricey. But there’s no need to break the

How to Prevent (and Treat) Frostbite in Chickens
There are four articles in this series on different strategies for cold-weather chicken care. This article explores how to prevent and treat frostbite in chickens.

8 Hard Lessons Learned Homesteading in the City
I started my adventures homesteading nearly 8 years ago but in the city. We chose to do it in the city (despite the fact that

How RAW Hemp Papers Brought Clean Drinking Water To Africa
RAW is a company known for their papers, rolled and smoked by many but what we did not know is that RAW has a completely

Study Claims Plants Can Feel When They Are Being Eaten and They Don’t Like It!
A ground-breaking new study has found that plants can feel when they are being eaten, responding at times with defense mechanisms. The study, titled, “Plants

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
