I love caffeine. There are some naturally occurring resources that offer similar caffeinated effects, but they aren’t caffeine. One day, I was doing some wild edibles research and stumbled across an article that was talking about yaupon tea and how to prepare it. I was immediately intrigued and dug deeper. I had seen yaupon holly
How To Raise Chickens Without A Heat Lamp
Currently, we live on 40 acres of land in an off-grid RV. When we decided to get chickens, we knew that we wanted to raise them from chicks. There’s a huge difference between raising chickens from chicks and purchasing them when they’re adults. Personally, I don’t want to guess how the chickens were raised by
How To Make Mesquite Bean Coffee
I live in Texas and there are mesquite trees everywhere. In fact, they’re not actually a tree (more like a bush) and technically, they’re part of the legume family. Mesquite trees are called trash trees by locals. When their bean pods drop every summer, the pods are everywhere. Many don’t find mesquite attractive, either. Landowners
5 DIY Beeswax Projects
I love beeswax. It’s all-natural, versatile, and smells amazing. I used to use soy wax for everything I did, but after switching to beeswax, I have no idea why I ever used soy! I’m big into DIY projects, anything that can help me be a little more self-reliant while also saving money … I’m all
How To Make A DIY Rain Water Barrel
Water is life. The more water that we can store around the homestead, the better. Once you build an outdoor collection system, it will store water without you having to think about it. Plus, the water is stored outside in the rain collection barrel, so it’s not taking up precious space inside your home. Rain
