Hello, and thanks for visiting Homestead Advisor. Let me tell you a little about ourselves.
We’ve been building a homestead on our 17 rolling East Texas acres for well over 45 years, and have gained a vast set of skills in just about every area of homestead life. Over the years, we have raised cattle, pigs, chickens, bees, catfish, and rabbits, and have also preserved habitat for a variety of native critters.
We’ve built a mile or two of fence and have also extensively used portable electric fences. I’ve raised a barn, built a heavy-duty chicken tractor, several sheds, and backup solar power stations.
On our homestead, we have several dozen fruit trees (pear, apple, nectarine, plum, fig, and persimmon) as well as hundreds of feet of blackberries planted. I’ve learned to propagate my own grapevines, blackberries, figs, and muscadines, eliminating the need for expensive trips to the local nursery.
We have extensive experience in gardening, both in raised beds, Back To Eden Gardens, Container Gardens, and row cropping for the market. We’ve been involved in saving seeds from all sorts of heirloom vegetables, as well as canning, freezing, and dehydrating our bounty.
I’ve also designed an inexpensive, easy-to-build, DIY portable greenhouse. You can build one for about 200 dollars!
For me, homesteading and preparing for emergencies go hand in hand, so for many years I’ve also been heavily involved in the preparedness movement, and have a passion for sharing that information with anyone who has a desire to be better prepared for emergencies.
My YouTube Channel has over 1,300 how-to videos covering all aspects of Homesteading, Gardening, and Emergency Preparedness.
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I hope you enjoy what I’ve put together here, and trust I have been of help to you. Happy Homesteading!
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