Welcome to our adventures in growing our food and financial independence.
Yay self-sufficiency and ending the rat race!
I’ve been repeating this phrase a lot lately: some things are worth beans and rice. What I mean by this, is that some things are worth prioritizing over excessive spending. No, I do not want to only eat beans and rice. Yes, some people have to…
Oscar Wilde is credited with the famous saying, “Imitation is the purest form of flattery.” There is no doubt that we should follow in the footsteps of those who have successfully navigated difficult endeavors. However, is there a fine line between imitation in an attempt to recreate and imitation to the point to where you are basically copying someone’s life or processes? I strongly believe that…
If you are between the age of 30 and 50, you probably remember the days when any media that portrayed homesteading as pretty normal. For many, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ comes to mind. This was simply a family attempting to live off the land, withstand the elements, dealing with the crisis of the day, and trying to highlight important life lessons. In today’s media landscape, a remake…
Growing up, I had a little toy combination-lock safe I got one year for Christmas. It was meant to be a piggy bank, with a coin slot in the top. On the front, it had a sticker that read “A penny saved is a dollar earned.” Every time I opened my safe to count my ‘stash, I was more…
In the military, Semper Gumby translates to ‘Always Flexible’. Although I did not serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, the adage is used military-wide. In hindsight, I only actually remember it being used when things were going wrong or there was some unexpected change to our plans. Homesteading very much reminds me of my military service, except…
We admire Joel because he has been able to, through many years, gain and implement his understanding of proper relationship between nature and animal husbandry, which he calls ‘permaculture’. What’s beautiful about his process is that he is able to operate on the land to support our modern food consumption but not disturb the natural cycle to the point to where it results in disease and pestilence.
This was a great show if you still have Netflix. It was really exciting to see homesteading and regenerative farming promoted. In a Hollywood film! This documentary really showed permaculture principles in a positive light, and was really encouraging, personally, to do more, but also encouraging the regenerative farming movement.
Here at Campfire Homesteading, we try our hardest to stay out of the political fray. Our approach is to vote for your interests, whatever that means for you. It is no secret to anyone that America is in the midst of significant domestic turmoil. It is not our intention to argue the merits either way. The reason we raise this is because we are homesteaders and preppers in the sense that we have invested in our own ability to weather a crisis. As a U.S. Army Combat Veteran, I still…
Imagine you are embarking on a great journey. You have prepared, planned, and are now executing. Things are actually going great! You are learning new things, and experiencing things you didn’t expect. The scenery is beautiful, you are able to camp out in amazing places, catch some fish, and the weather, as if conspiring to…
Are you already planning for the upcoming holidays? Good! Next week, 4 Oct 2020, gives you 12 weeks until Christmas to plan and strategize so that gifts, meals, and events are all within budget and leave everyone with memories of joy, and not remorse, come January. If you’re like most folks…
Fall is here and ole’ man winter is not long behind. The time of the year we all look forward to, where we spend time with our families and are reminded of what we should be the most thankful. For us homesteaders, winter provides a break from some of the labor our land demands. The garden is at rest, our chickens stop laying, we may not
I picked up one of those fancy dehydrated soup bags at the grocery store specifically so I could deconstruct and reconstruct it. Just looking at the pretty bag of ingredients, I could tell dehydrated corn, black beans, onion, and peppers in seasoning wasn’t worth the $6 I was going to pay for this. But I wanted to…
Homesteaders, regardless of your background, have settled into a simple mindset on our property. We don’t want to be around people, traffic, and the hustle and bustle of city life. We want to grow our food, raise livestock, maybe participate in the local farmers market, and…
We get not everyone has time to grow and process a garden. It can feel like a lot of work, especially in the heat! But loads of people, like myself, would love to buy homegrown and canned pasta sauce from someone I knew who canned amazing homemade pasta sauce from their garden produce. Full of only food, no mystery, from someone local. What could be cleaner than this? But without a $15,000 federally inspected food police kitchen, this can’t happen…
Welcome back to our Meat Nuggets series! If you missed Episode 1, click here! Since the first update, we have weaned the kits (aka meat nuggets aka baby meat rabbits) from their mommas, and moved them to the rabbit’s pasture grow-out cage. That’s right, these little ones have all the grass they can eat, along with…
If you are a homesteader, you know more than most, the joy of being able to wake up and listen to nature sing her morning song. This may also include your chicken’s egg song depending on your homestead setup. We also understand that the reason we are able to enjoy this…
I’m incredulous and pretty heartbroken at the moment. I don’t like to dwell in the negative, so I’ll end on a high note, I promise. But stand by for some bad news. I couldn’t believe what I just read…
The first attempt at any great endeavor is a learning lesson. This is the mental framing I tried to keep during the first year of our homestead experience. Admittedly, what complicated everything was the fact that this year was 2020… enough said, right? We began our initial…
There is a simple saying I find apt within this topic, “don’t recreate the wheel.” But have you ever done the mental gymnastics of imagining someone do it? You come home and see your significant other in the garage…
If you’ve switched from eating food in boxes and packaging, to eating fresh food, especially from your garden, CSA farm box, or farmers market, you might be eating less. No, not just less calories, but less…
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