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Backyard chickens, food preserving, DIY projects, and everything homestead, no matter your lot size.
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Tried-and-true guides for the garden, kitchen, and homestead.
- Beeswax Food Wraps at Home: What Every Homesteader Should Know
TL;DR: Beeswax food wraps replace single-use plastic with a reusable cotton sheet sealed by beeswax, pine or damar resin, and a few… - How to Start a Cut Flower Garden (Beginner’s Guide)
A small cut flower garden, even a single 4-by-8-foot bed, can produce a fresh bouquet every week from June through hard frost…. - How to Get Rid of Chicken Mites and Lice Naturally
TL;DR. Natural chicken mite treatment rests on three pillars: a sulfur or diatomaceous earth dust bath, a 7 to 10 day re-treatment… - DIY Cement Towel Planter: Weekend Guide to Draped Concrete Pots
TL;DR: A draped cement towel planter is a thick cotton towel or burlap sack dipped in concrete slurry and draped over a… - Canning Crushed Tomatoes: Step-by-Step Recipe with Processing Times
TL;DR: Canning crushed tomatoes is safe in a boiling-water canner when you add bottled lemon juice (or citric acid) to every jar… - Backyard Fire Pit: 3 Build Plans from 50 to 300 Dollars
TL;DR: Three buildable fire pits in three budget tiers: the $50 gravel-and-block pit (afternoon build, no permit in most jurisdictions), the $150…
About
Hi there, welcome!
I am Anthony, and Wild Hearth Life grew out of my homestead in Exeter, Rhode Island, where my wife and our two kids and I have been figuring out the simple life for about a decade now. We are on Zone 6b/7a soil, with raised beds in the side yard, an in-ground row garden out back, a cluster of berry canes and dwarf fruit trees that we keep adding to every spring, and twelve Rhode Island Reds that have given us steady eggs since 2016.
What you find here is what I actually do. The canning posts come out of a kitchen that has put up several hundred jars across the years. The chicken posts come out of a coop I have repaired more than once and a flock that has taught me what works, what does not, and what nobody warns you about. The garden posts come out of beds I have over-planted, under-watered, and slowly improved, season after season.
Whether you have an acre or a balcony, the goal here is the same: a calmer, more capable life rooted in seasonal work and small wins. Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and stay a while.
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