The Homestead Mindset Anywhere: by Donna Miller : homesteading

Frugal Decor ideas for the home.

Millers Grain House — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:22:00 GMT

It truly is a homesteading mindset to look at things a little 'off' the set normal center. That's what I love about the pioneering spirit of homesteading. The truth is that mindset can be used everywhere!! Let's look at home decor and...(read more)

Watching the lessons learned come to life!

Millers Grain House — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Sometimes we wonder if this frugal lifestyle of homesteading has been worth all the hard work. It isn't easy and it isn't typical. However, the fruits of our labor may not always be measured in income vs. expense, but in lessons learned as we...(read more)

Threat of Quarantine - sounds like fun for a homesteader mindset.

Millers Grain House — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:12:00 GMT

Last week the Swine Flu was the biggest news distraction I've seen in a while. It was the talk of our tiny town (even more than the new Super Wal-Mart opening, so that's BIG news then). It was a prevalent topic of many conversations in the people...(read more)

Today's Homesteader: What type are you?

Millers Grain House — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:01:00 GMT

So maybe you don't live on a farm or out in the back woods of the rural country side, but you may be one of today's homesteaders and just not even know it yet! Now, let me be honest and give credit where it is due, they die-hard homesteader really...(read more)

A tip to 'thinking like a homesteader.'

Millers Grain House — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Well, weather you care to learn these tips because you dream of 'Little House on the Prairie Days' or you just want to stretch the dollars you have, a homesteader's mind works a little differently than most. One main thing is to look at any...(read more)

I took the road less traveled by....

Millers Grain House — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:01:00 GMT

"I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost (The Road Not Taken 1915) This poem always made me reflect on life. Am I a follower or a leader? Do I know when to be one or the other? " The road less...(read more)

Overwhelmed by learning about long term food storage? Relax, here's a plan.

Millers Grain House — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:02:00 GMT

I know how you feel. Just take a deep breathe and compartmentalize.....it can be very overwhelming at first. That's one reason I found the easy open buckets for my home were because people were telling me that for a year's supply I had to vacuum...(read more)

Video of a free, pesticide free fruit fly trap

Millers Grain House — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:31:00 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/user/thewheatguy Re-use, recycle and rethink...the three R's of homesteading and stretching dollars! This video is the re-use of the flimsy plastic produce bags to make a fruit fly catcher. No chemicals and no pecticides. The...(read more)

Homesteading on a porch

Millers Grain House — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:18:00 GMT

I always love to hear the trials and triumps of others who have that same pioneering spirit of a homesteader. Many people are overcoming the limits in which they live (financial, spacial, educational,etc) to find ways to improve their lives on a deeper...(read more)

Nation wide peanut butter recall - homesteading mindset solution

Millers Grain House — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:41:00 GMT

In case you haven't read/heard there is a huge peanut butter recall (yes, again) across the nation. It is affecting everything from the stuff itself to ice cream and candy bars that peanut butter is in - I mean EVERYTHING is getting the FDA warning...(read more)