How to Use a Homestead Service Directory
Use a homestead service directory to find trusted meat processors, farriers, hatcheries, feed suppliers, and other local farm services.
Best Butchers: How to Choose One
Learn how to choose a butcher for livestock processing. Compare local listings, USDA inspection, pickup, delivery, packages, reviews, and booking questions.
How to Find Local Farms Near Me
Learn how to find local farms near me, check services and availability, and find trusted processors, suppliers, vets, and farm trades.
How to Find Mobile Slaughter Near Me
Looking for mobile slaughter near me? Use this practical guide to find, vet, book, and prepare for a mobile butcher or slaughter unit.
How to Find Permaculture Design Near You
Need permaculture design near me? Learn how to find local designers, prepare site details, compare proposals, and check regional fit.
How to Find a Mobile Farm Vet Near You
Need a mobile farm vet near me? Learn how to search by species and county, check credentials, compare farm call terms, and prepare for a visit.
Homesteading Classes Near Me: How to Find One
Find homesteading classes near me by location, skill, format, and cost. Use ZIP searches, extension programs, and workshops to choose well.
How to Choose Tractor Supply Feed
Learn how to choose tractor supply feed by animal, life stage, ingredients, and storage needs, then find local feed suppliers when needed.
How to Find Custom Meat Processing Near Me
Find custom meat processing near you, check inspection status, compare services, ask the right questions, and book before slots fill.
Straw Bales Near Me: How to Buy Clean Straw Locally
Searching straw bales near me? Learn straw vs hay, wheat vs oat vs barley, how to spot clean bales, bale sizes, seasonal pricing, and where to find local sellers.
How to Find a Farrier Near Me (and Vet One You Can Trust)
New to the area with horses? Here is how to find a farrier near you, check certification and references, book a mobile farrier, and search by county.
Animal Feed Store Near Me: How to Find a Good Local Supplier
Searching for an animal feed store near me? How to judge stock, staff, and bulk pricing, plus co-op vs independent vs chain, on The Easy Homestead.
How to Start Beekeeping: A Practical First-Year Guide
Learn how to start beekeeping the right way: choosing equipment, sourcing bees, siting your hive, and finding local suppliers near you.
Deer Processing Near Me: How to Find a Good One
Find deer processing near you fast. How to locate a local processor, what to ask before drop-off, real pricing, turnaround, and DIY vs pro butchering.
How to Find a Meat Processor Near Me
Meat processor near me searches stall when plants book months out. Here's how to find one, what state vs USDA inspection lets you sell, and when to book.
How to Make an Omelette in a Cast Iron Skillet (It Won’t Stick, I Promise)
Omelette in cast iron doesn't have to stick. With a well-seasoned skillet, butter, and the right heat, the eggs slide right out. Here is the full method.
Simple Coleslaw
Simple coleslaw made with a bag of slaw mix, mayo, apple cider vinegar, and poppy seeds. Stir together, chill 2 to 24 hours, and serve. Better the next day.
Why We Grow Our Own Food
Grow your own food to cut pesticides, GMOs, and feedlot meat from your meals. Here are the health reasons one homestead family chose to raise produce and meat.
DIY toothpaste
DIY toothpaste made with baking soda, coconut oil, hydrogen peroxide, sea salt, and essential oils. Mixes in under five minutes for pennies a batch. Try it.
DIY poison Ivy Spray
Poison ivy spray is a simple DIY blend of carrier oil, witch hazel, and essential oils in a 2 oz bottle. Spray the rash three times a day until it clears.
5 Minute Easy Tanghulu Recipe (Chinese Candied Fruit)
Tanghulu recipe for crisp candied fruit skewers with a hard sugar shell. Get the ingredients, hard-crack temperature, dipping steps, and storage tips inside.
DIY Calendula Salve: A Natural Healing Skincare Solution for Cuts, Burns, and Eczema
DIY calendula salve soothes minor cuts, burns, and eczema. Follow this step-by-step recipe to infuse dried flowers in carrier oil and make your own batch.
DIY Potting Soil
DIY potting soil made without peat moss, using vermiculite, coconut coir, compost, and worm castings. Simple parts-based recipe you can scale up or down.
Super Easy Grilled Green Onions
Grilled green onions cook fast over an open flame, crispy outside and soft inside with just salt and pepper. A simple smoky side that fits almost any meal.
Fermented Chicken Feed
Fermented chicken feed cuts feed costs in half and adds natural probiotics. Here is the simple bucket method we use daily, plus how to start your first batch.
How to Activate a yogurt starter culture (with recipes)
Activate a yogurt starter culture using the mesophilic method: no heating, just a mason jar and milk. Step-by-step directions and recipes to make it at home.
Sugar Free Blackberry jam Recipe (and no pectin)
Blackberry jam recipe sweetened with honey instead of sugar and set without pectin. Simmer berries with grated apple and lemon, then can or refrigerate.
Homemade Laundry Detergent (powder recipe)
DIY powder laundry detergent uses a few simple ingredients and skips the questionable chemicals found in many store-bought brands. The full recipe is below.
Essential Oils for Asthma
Essential oils for asthma can ease breathing during an attack. See the three blends one homesteader kept ready: respiratory, cypress, and lavender. Take a look.
Pickled Green onions Recipe
Pickled green onions need just a few ingredients, a quart mason jar, and minutes of prep. This tangy, addictive snack uses up extra onions. Give it a try.
How to use onions to fight off illness
Use onions to fight off illness with this old homestead method. Place cut onion halves in each room to help lower severity and shorten a bug. Worth a try.