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Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our Privacy Policy and Disclosure Statement. I’m always looking for fun new beginners knitting projects so I learned how to knit simple, easy headbands a couple months ago. They are so fun to make! Knitting is a fun way to create something useful and for this…
Nine years ago was our first year beekeeping and my husband’s first adventure in learning how to build a 10 frame Langstroth beehive. You might be asking is it cheaper to build your own bee hive? Absolutely yes! A new Langstroth beehive costs well over $150 but we made ours for only $17. That’s an…
I’m so excited to be writing this post today and getting to introduce our newest author on Montana Homesteader: “Chicken Wrangler”. If you’ve been reading our blog for a while or read our About page, you may otherwise know her as “Little A” or “Big Sister”. Yes that’s right, Chicken Wrangler is my eleven year…
Learn how to make a cheap and easy worm composting bin and get started vermicomposting! I’ve tried several types of worm composting bins over the last nine years I’ve been vermicomposting and this cheap and easy worm composting bin is hands down my favorite. I’ve used expensive vermicomposting bins, five gallon buckets and tubs but…
Learning how to hatch chicks at home in an incubator is such a fun project! The first time we hatched chicks in an incubator was four years ago. I was so amazed at how easy it was, the hardest part was waiting the 21 days for the fertile eggs to hatch! It is so fascinating…
The first time I made a batch of homemade all purpose citrus vinegar cleaner was about three years ago. I had been reading DIY tutorials online for a few years explaining how to make homemade citrus vinegar cleaner before I finally decided to give it a try. I was skeptical that I could use simple…
Making homemade chicken bouillon powder from scratch is so easy and so much healthier than the store bought version! I couldn’t tell you how many recipes I come across in my cookbooks that call for chicken bouillon, something I’ve refused to buy at the store for years because of the list of terrible ingredients I…
Homesteading is a wonderful way of life but there is so much to learn and do when trying to live this way of life. That’s where our Homesteading Resources come in to play. This is a list of homesteading related resources we’ve curated over the last few years that many of our readers found helpful….
Making a mason jar soap and lotion dispenser is a quick and easy project that I figured out how to do a few years ago. This DIY project is something you can easily make at home to spruce up your bathroom or kitchen decor or give as a gift. I love the look of a mason jar…
Buying a chicken coop can be an overwhelming process with so many styles and designs to choose from. The first time I bought a chicken coop, I had no idea about the choices I needed to make. I was clueless and would have benefited from a coop buying guide! Size, mobile or stationary, fenced run,…
I’ve been growing and preserving spinach for a number of years. I consider it one of the staples of our annual food preservation needs. It is an easy vegetable to grow and preserve to use in a variety of meals all year long. When I planted a large garden bed with spinach last spring, my…
As a kid, I remember helping my mom gather chive flowers from our herb garden to make homemade chive vinegar. For many years, I’ve had several chive plants growing in my own herb gardens and look forward to making a new batch of herb infused vinegar every spring. Since chives have a light onion flavor,…