Traditional Native American Cuisine is Making A Comeback!
As societies progress, they adopt new customs leaving the old traditions in the past. Is Native American cuisine history? Save for places with strong indigenous culture, native food diets are being left behind. This is especially true in the United States with Native American traditions. Colonization essentially destroyed the natives and removed all of their […]
Amazing Cinder Block Garden Beds: Share Your Garden
Share your Garden with the Guru! With the recent rise in gardening, here at the Homestead Guru, we think it’s important to create an exchange of ideas with our Share Your Garden Campaign. The idea is to give Guru Gardener’s a chance to shine and show off their gardens! Use this form to […]
Perfect for Beginners Crochet Water Bottle Holder Free Pattern
Crochet Water Bottle Holder Pattern I crocheted up a storm for selling my fiber arts at a conference in February called Anarchapulco. This year featured a marketplace for agorists to come and sell their wares. For those who don’t know what agorism is, it’s building a lifestyle without the interference of the state that often […]
Can Ducks Eat Bread? The Truth Behind This Pasttime
Can ducks eat bread? Nearly everyone has memories of feeding ducks bread as a kid. I know I do. And ducks will eat bread but they shouldn’t have very much of it. I also have memories of feeding bread to fish at Pymatuning Lake in Pennsylvania despite being advised to buy fish food pellets. Don’t worry […]
Fact or Fiction: EPA Approves Permit for GMO Mosquitoes in Florida and Texas
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s mosquitos. Like, if I could wipe out any bug on the planet without causing environmental collapse, it’d be the mosquito. Living in Acapulco for nearly 4 years, I ended up with 3 different mosquito-borne illnesses. All of them awful: dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Are GMO mosquitoes the answer […]
Extraordinary 16 Year Old Builds Budget 8k Tiny Home
This is the extraordinary story of a 16-year-old who built his own tiny home for just under $8k. The best stories are those in which someone young does something extraordinary that no one expects. Matt Ryan of Tennessee defied all odds and criticisms and built himself his own tiny home starting at 16! By the […]
The Truth About Millennial Survival Skills: Explanation and Solutions
Sometimes old Homestead Guru content takes on new meaning for readers. This post was inspired by some controversy over a post three years old titled “New Poll Finds Millennials Lack Basic Survival Skills”. The post in question was based on a poll taken from English Millennials in 2017. This poll was conducted at the London […]
Agorist Nexus Interview: Why is Agorism Important?
Agorism is something I hold near to my heart but I’m also aware that the majority of people don’t know what an agorist is, including many who fit the bill. Let’s define it: “Agorism is a social philosophy that advocates creating a society in which all relations between people are voluntary exchanges by means of […]
Are Tire Gardens Toxic? A Wheely Good Safety Analysis
This post is inspired by our Guru community in a discussion among gardeners on whether or not its a good idea to grow vegetable gardens in tires. At first glance, it seems like an excellent solution to a worldwide waste problem. Often tires are left in gigantic piles that sometimes spontaneously combust. This causes huge, […]
20 Tastiest Perennial Plants Anyone Can Grow Right Now
With the recent rise in gardening thanks to the pandemic, perennial plants are finally getting some love and attention. I’ve personally seen my friends embarking on the journey of starting gardens to “grow their own food.” They are realizing some of their favorite foods are actually perennial plants and can provide sustainable food products. What […]
Share Your Garden with the Guru: Lily Da Vine’s Garden
Show Us Your Garden! Show us your powers of propagation. Share your gardens with the Homestead Guru Community. Gardening Beginnings Gardening has always been a part of my life. First with my Mom who grew primarily houseplants to sell at flea markets. Then as an adult, I focused primarily on productive plants. In particular, cannabis […]
Drink Your Weeds: Dandelion Mead Recipe
Eat Your Weeds. Dandelions Are Good For You! It’s the dandelion season now and if there’s one thing I learned as an amateur forager it’s to eat your weeds. Dandelions boast a number of great health benefits. But you can also brew them and drink your way to good health! Now, most everyone has heard […]