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.

No-Knead Skillet Bread (The Different & Easier Way To Bake Bread)

There’s nothing quite like fresh-baked bread. Unfortunately, traditional bread recipes are often too complex for those with little cooking experience or those who simply don’t have the proper ingredients. Thankfully, this no-knead skillet bread recipe exists to provide an easier way to great, homemade bread. This is a basic level recipe. Feel free to […]

10 Ways To Make Some Money When Living Off-The-Grid

Do you desire a life that’s less dependent on the ability and services of faceless businesses? Is your desire to be truly self sufficient stronger than your desire to be “taken care of” by corporations? Living off the grid harkens back to a simpler time when humans took care of themselves using the resources found […]

Homemade Tiger Balm Recipe: All Natural!

You may have seen Tiger Balm lining the shelves of your neighbourhood market or touted in online advertisements, but what exactly is Tiger Balm? Moreover, can you make this product at home with all-nature products? What Is Tiger Balm This pain-relieving topical ointment has been used by the Chinese elite for hundreds of years, and […]

10 Reasons Why You Need to Start Eating & Cooking With Coconut Oil

Throughout the past several years, the culinary and medicinal qualities of coconut oil have made their way into the mainstream consciousness. While coconut oil features a delicate flavour that enhances practically any dish, there are many reasons outside of its pleasant taste as why this oil should be consumed regularly. In fact, there are 10 […]

How To Remove Warts With Garlic – 100% Natural Remedy

Warts, like skin tags, remain a mystery for many as these harmless growths seem to come out of nowhere. As a child, you may have believed warts were caused by touching frogs or an ailment only experienced by witches. Warts aren’t the result of grazing against a reptile, but rather these unsightly, yet harmless, growths […]

The Meat Glue Controversy – It’s Added To Meat & You’ve Likely Eaten Some…

In recent years, meat manufacturers have come under great scrutiny. First, it was the infamous “pink slim” reportedly used to make hamburger meat, and now, meat glue is the latest hidden ingredient gaining attention. Much like its name suggests, this compound is added to meat to create an invisible and durable bond, which results in […]

5 Bizarre Home Remedies That Are Actually Very Effective

We’ve all been exposed to home remedies of one kind or another. Although entertaining, such as the one claiming to cure acne with urine, most are not worth even trying. However, this isn’t the case with all home remedies. The following list consists of home remedies backed by science – not your great grandmother’s aunt […]

How To Remove Hard Water Deposits (Lime Scale) With 2 Natural Ingredients

If you live in a hard water area, hard water deposits (limescale) can cause all kinds of problems, ranging from the unsightly build-up around sinks, baths and faucets, all the way through to completely clogging up your heating pipework, in which case, professional plumbing help is required. If we’re just talking the hard water deposits […]