10 Years of Blogging
We are celebrating 10 years of blogging this year. Today we are sharing 10 lessons that we have learned in ...
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Our New Land to Build a Permaculture Property
Have you been wondering why November started so mild in our part of the world and continued beautiful? We bought ...
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Why we are not prepping
Survivalists or preppers who actively prepare for an emergency, disaster, end of the world, or the coming of zombies seem ...
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5 Ways to Preserve Food
Living in a cold climate with a short growing season - food preservation is essential. In order to be able ...
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Gardening for the Weak, Sick and Lazy Gardeners
Since I write a homesteading/gardening blog you could get the impression that I am a hard-working gardener, always on top ...
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Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity
If you can't garden, go snowshoeing! Except for the indoor garden we are enjoying a break in gardening, that's kind ...
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How to Thrive in Social Isolation
Social isolation has been part of our life for a long time and for different reasons. Now that it also ...
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The No-Plan Meal Planning Method for Gardeners
The no-plan meal planning method has been developed over years out of the necessity to combine planning meals with using ...
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Turn a Yard Into a Garden
Living in a town or city house, either owning or renting you might not consider that you are able to ...
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7 Proven Steps to Feed a Family on a Tight Budget
We have been on a tight budget on and off for many years, for different reasons and in different countries ...
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FlyLady System for Homesteading
"My house may be a mess, but you should see my garden" - can you relate? As a homesteader, we ...
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Cookbooks to Start a Plant-Based Diet
‘Make America Healthy Again’ - is the slogan of the Million Dollar Vegan campaign, telling the world why being vegan ...
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Animal-Free Homestead
Technically we are not an animal-free homestead, we have always had some pets. It started with our daughter wanting a ...
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Gardening Without Pain
Just over a year ago gardening without pain was a dream for me. After an x-ray, I knew it was ...
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Making Progress on One Thing a Day
You know the feeling when there are not enough hours in a day, you are always behind trying to keep ...
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Successful Gardening is not Depending on a Green Thumb
It is a common assumption that successful gardening is depending on a green thumb. Some people have the ability to grow ...
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Freestyle Cooking
Freestyle cooking is an easy, fast, flexible and realistic way to prepare food. In a day and age of overload ...
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Thoughts on the whole-food plant-based diet
If you follow us on social media, you might have noticed, that we talk about the whole-food plant-based diet more ...
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How People Lived Simple Yesterday
Simple living, self-sufficiency, off-grid living and back to the basics is having a huge comeback these days. Homesteading and backyard ...
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Start Homesteading
Homesteading is something we talk about a lot here at Northern Homestead, even though we are not a classic homestead ...
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5 Appliances I Would Not Want to Miss in my Kitchen
Most food in our house is prepared right in our kitchen. There is not much that we buy ready made ...
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Stop Brushing Teeth with Floor Cleaner
When I first heard about floor cleaner being in my toothpaste I was shocked. Not sure if I was seeking ...
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7 Gift Ideas for Gardening Moms
If your mom is a gardener, you are lucky! Not just because she is an awesome person, that is what ...
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12 Reasons to Live in a Small House – Other Than Money
We all know those great financial reasons to live in a small house: less mortgage, less maintenance costs, less heating ...
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7 Things To Do Before You Move
Moving is stressful, there is no question about it. We have done it so many times now - in town, ...
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Handmade Menu Planner
One of my very special gifts that decorate our kitchen is a handmade Menu Planner from our daughter Melanie. Isn't ...
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Why We Like Our Fidibus 21 Grain Mill
Bread and pastry are some of our favorite dishes. They are yummy, comforting, and easy to make. If there is ...
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