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Homestead Recipes/Safe Ingredient Alternatives
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items Wanting to start a Homestead? I do too! I've found a couple things already that are making my life easier, including gardening items, recipes with natural ingredients and items that I purchase in bulk to always have on hand!
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Laundry Detergent
Gardening
Items to Buy in Bulk
Helpful Books
Beauty Products
Household Products
Laundry Detergent
Homemade Laundry Detergent (1 year supply) amounts listed with each image below! Use 1-2 tablespoons during wash. I left mine dry but I can also make this a liquid detergent by adding warm water and stirring until everything dissolves.
Add 2/3 of box
Arm Hammer Pure Baking Soda, 4 lb
Add whole box
ARM & HAMMER Super Washing Soda Household ...
Add at least half the can, up to you with how much you'd like but I only added half.
Morton Fine Sea Salt – Fast Dissolving for Marinades ...
Add one bar. Either grate down or chop fine.
Fels Naptha Laundry Bar & Stain Remover, Light Fresh ...
Add 20 drops to mixture (you can use any scent)
Plant Therapy Lemon Essential Oil 30 mL (1 oz) 100% ...
More citrus scents!
Now Foods Citrus Pack - Lemon, Orange, & Tangerine Oil ...
Gardening
All my favorite things to use while gardening!
All the best vegetable seeds to start with!
Organic Herbs and Veggie Seeds Variety (20-Pack)
Best garden greenhouse for new homesteaders or those that have smaller gardens! Another bonus is no animals will feast on your goodies.
6.7 ft. x 7.8 ft. Meridian Greenhouse
Larger greenhouse for both full sun and shaded seeds! Great watering features included, my favorite greenhouse with raised shelves.
8 ft. x 12 ft. Black Premium Greenhouse with Front and Back Doors and Dual Workbenches
Hands down the best greenhouse!! Plenty of room for larger garden collection! No need to break down for winter, keeps out animals and very strong structure.
Prestige 8 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. Green/Clear Barn Style DIY Greenhouse Kit with Professional Accessory Package
I use this wagon for EVERYTHING!! Carry loads of dirt to your garden, bring your harvests and even your groceries if needed!
4 cu. ft. Metal Garden Utility Cart
For anything your wagon won't hold this is a go-to gardening tool!
6 cu. ft. Steel Tub Wheelbarrow with Wooden Handles and Pneumatic Tire
For all those tall fruit trees needing pruning!
PowerLever 1-1/8 in. Cut Capacity Steel Saw Blade 15 in. Fiberglass Pole 14 ft. Tree Pruner
Two piece pruning set! Mix and match between the two for your different plant harvesting needs!
2-Piece Pruner Set with 28 in. Bypass Lopper and 5.5 in. Bypass Pruner
Just starting your gardening journey? Here are the basics that can help you with starting your garden, harvesting and winterizing.
6-Piece Garden Tool Set
As I get older I realize how amazing a great knee pad is! This one is tough and doesn't get torn apart easy.
Kneeling Pad
Of course you need a start up set of little gardening tools for planting your garden!
3-Piece Wood Handle Garden Tool Set
When weeding is needed this is the best tool that saves your back!
Stand up 4 Claw Garden Weeder with 34in Handle
Starting your garden may result in a fence being put in! This post digger is the best for your money!
48 in. Steel Handle Post Hole Digger
Best shovel!!!
47 in. L Fiberglass Handle Carbon Steel Digging Shovel with Grip
Small spaces needing love without bending over
23.5 in. Wood D-Handle Steel Blade Drain Spade
Best rake for stirring up dirt for preparation for seeding!
57 in. Fiberglass Handle 16-Tines Bow Rake
Says it is for trees, roses and shrubs but I use this for all garending!
1.5 cu. ft. All Natural Planting Mix for Trees, Shrubs and Roses
Another great soil for all of your gardening needs!
2 cu. ft. All Natural Garden Soil for Flowers and Vegetables
I use this mix for all my flowers!
2 cu. ft. All Natural Raised Bed and Potting Mix Premium Outdoor Container Mix
You can use these for pretty much anything! Vertical planting, crop labels and much more!
Grade Stakes-Pine (12-Pack) (Common: 1 in. x 2 in. x 1-1/2 ft.; Actual: .562 in. x 1.375 in. x 17.5 in.)
Items to Buy in Bulk
These are the items that I buy bulk!
Food storage buckets with lids!
5 Gallon White Bucket & Lid - Durable 90 Mil
I LOVE this salt!!
Himalayan Secrets Pink Rock Salt - 10LB ...
I like using this salt in my baking.
Bulk Sea Salt, Non Iodized and Kosher Fine ...
Don't by bleached flour again!
King Arthur Unbleached Bread White Flour, 50 Pound
Learning to mill my own flour, this brand is golden!
Central Milling Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat
Helpful Books
Books that I received or bought that were very helpful!
Never hurts to learn more about natural remedies
The Herbal Remedies & Natural Medicine Bible
My favorite natural parent guide safe for children
Raised Naturally: A Parent's Guide to Herbal Med...
Gardener's bible!! I had no gree thumb by any means and this helped so much!
The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener's ...
Beauty Products
These are my favorite non-toxic beauty products!
This is an AMAZING company that takes the toxic chemicals out of make up! Very light but coverage is great, I don't even feel like I'm wearing make-up!
MG Naturals 100% Titanium Dioxide Free Organic, Vegan Makeup
This stuff is great! I have sensitive skin and didn't notice any rashes or irritation.
Schmidt's Charcoal & Magnesium Natural Deodorant 24 ...
This is hands down my favorite! Founder was on shark tank and let me tell you she knows what she is doing! This didn't irritate my skin at all and it is LONG lasting.
Deodorant Stick - Curie
Native brand is great! I don't feel any build up in my hair after using their shampoo and conditioner. I've never personally used the deodorant but I've heard great things.
Shop Hair Care - Native Deodorant
I love this shampoo and conditioner! Bonus is the shampoo doubles as a body wash!
Hair Care Products - The Honest Company
This is for the mamas with diaper wearing babes. Other rash creams hurt my babes skin, this is the only one that I found was effective and didn't make the rash work. My mama tip is to shake it before use if you haven't used it in a couple days ;)
Diaper Rash Cream - The Honest Company
Household Products
I still can't believe all the harsh chemicals I breathed in as a kid and as a younger adult. I'm very grateful there are people out in the world making safer alternatives to cleaning supplies. These are my top favorites.
I will never use another hand soap in my house. Ms. Meyers you have my heart!
Hand Care Products: Liquid & Foaming Hand Soap ... - Mrs. Meyer's
Another great product from Ms. Meyer's! I don't feel like I'm filling my house full of chemicals just to clean the counters!
Lemon Verbena Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner - Mrs. Meyer's