Homesteading, Cooking, Recipes & Gardening Articles

Here you will find the homesteading articles together with the articles on cooking, recipes and gardening/growing your own food, that we have published on Knowledge Weighs Nothing. Here are a few of our most popular homesteading posts --

Log Home Plans: 40 Free Log Cabin Floor Plans & Blueprints

23 Gardening Hacks, Tricks, & Tips (Plus: 3 Gardening Mistakes To Avoid)

How To Make Mead: Plus 5 EASY & Delicious Mead Recipes To Try

Be sure to check out some of the other categories as there are countless other useful and relevant homesteading related posts in the Self-Sufficiency and Prepping/Emergency Preparedness categories.

The Ultimate Tomato Growing Post — A Round-Up Of Experts’ Growing Tips

This post is a round-up of smaller posts that were previously featured on Knowledge Weighs Nothing. (I am slowly going back through KWN and tidying things up and removing lots of old/dead posts etc). I have compiled several older tomato growing/preserving posts here in one place to make it simpler to find these excellent tomato […]

Microwave Bread Recipe — From Mixing To Eating In Under 5 Minutes

A simple, no-bake, no prove, microwave bread recipe that you can literally make from start to finish in under 5 minutes. It has an approx cook time of 90 seconds. If you are out of bread and you can’t get any, give this simple microwave bread recipe a go. The end result will not be […]

11 Home Remedies For Dry Cough That Really Work!

The onset of dry cough can be a sign of many different ailments. While a dry cough may be due to a previous cold, it’s not uncommon to experience a dry cough after breathing dry, hot air. For example, many people begin to develop a dry cough after turning on their furnace for the first […]

5 Of The Best Moonshine Recipes – You’ll Be Over-The-Moon!

So you’re looking for some moonshine recipes? That’s quite understandable as there are few things as enjoyable as creating the perfect moonshine, particularly when you’ve waited for the mash to ripen into something truly delicious. What’s more, with so many moonshine recipes out there, you can be spoilt for choice as to what to create […]

How To Make Mountain Pies: Perfect For Campfires & Backyard Firepits!

If you don’t know what a mountain pie is, it is basically a grilled sandwich that is cooked on a campfire, in a small device called a mountain pie maker. Mountain pies are also sometimes known as ‘hobo pies’. A mountain pie maker is like a small cast iron skillet with a lid and a […]

Very Simple Homemade Pine Needle Cough Syrup Recipe

Whether you’re suffering from a common cold, seasonal allergies or a more serious illness, such as pneumonia or bronchitis, the need for immediate and long-lasting cough suppression is immense. Unfortunately, many over-the-counter cough syrup medications are filled with a myriad of synthetic chemicals, which makes it an unappealing option for those wishing to minimize their […]

How To Grow Garlic From A ’50 Cent’ Supermarket Garlic Bulb

Ok, this is fairly simple, but it always surprises me how many people don’t know this, and also how many people don’t do it… Garlic is one of the easiest crops to grow, as long as they don’t sit in soggy, wet ground, they rarely have any problems. Garlic does take a fair while to […]

How To Make Witch Hazel Water (Plus 25 Uses!)

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a flowering shrub/tree which is common in North America and Japan. The witch hazel plant extract is derived from the leaves and bark of the shrub, and offers many benefits and uses especially for those seeking natural first aid and topical treatments. How To Make Witch Hazel Water You will need […]