Hobbies & Crafts

Homesteading articles about Hobbies & Crafts as they pertain to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Foraging

Foraging for Old Field Tea

Years ago, I, like many college students, spent a lot of time…

Wren Everett Wren Everett
winemaking at home fruit wine recipes flower wine recipes sap wine recipes Maple sap wine recipes easy wine making recipes
Brewing

Going Beyond Grape: Oddball Wines to Make at Home

My venture into winemaking at home all started with two very prolific…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst
Tips On Canning Meat, reasons to can your own meat, canning meat, canned meat, homesteading
Bartering

Top 5 Reasons to Can Your Own Meat

Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat.  I normally can…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
continuous production yogurt, making food without electricity, labneh, cheese, recipe for homemade yogurt, greek yogurt, yogurt with goat's milk, cow's milk yogurt, pizza topping, Middle Eastern cuisine, off grid, homesteading
Cheese

Making Labneh Cheese: Food Without Electricity

So as I went on and on about how excited I am…

Scout Satya Scout Satya
dumpster diving
Dumpster diving

Dumpster Diving: One Person’s Trash Could Be Your Treasure.

Dumpster diving has been around for years.  People have been diving in…

Sherrie Taylor Sherrie Taylor
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Cookbook

Lost Kitchen Skills: Zero-waste Cooking with Fats, Scraps, and Dairy

It doesn’t take long for those who get involved in the homestead…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
The medicinal benefits of oxymels may seem incredible. Making oxymels is easy. What are oxymels? We'll cover oxymel recipes as well as how to use oxymels.
Alternative healthcare

Making Oxymels: The Sweet-Tart Medicine

Oxymel... what an odd word.  The etymology of the word actually gives…

Linda Zimnick Linda Zimnick
how to make milk soap from scratch DIY milk soap making
Dairy

How to Make Milk Soap from Scratch

Drowning in milk? Have enough cheese and yogurt to last for more…

Angela Palmer Angela Palmer
World Naked Gardening Day
Hobbies

Naked Gardening Exposed!

By now you’ve probably seen the Internet hoopla for World Naked Gardening…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Basket-making Basics, basketry for beginners
Homesteading

Basket-making Basics

Basketry: possibly the oldest of human crafts.  It is time-honored, it is…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
make money selling crafts, best selling crafts
Homesteading

Crafty Cash — Put Your Hobbies to Work

Homesteaders have long been some of the most creative folks around.  We’re…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne
tanning skins, tanning hides, DIY leather, homesteading
DIY

Tanning Skins and Hides on the Homestead

When I tell people I tan snakeskins and animal hides, they politely…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores