My three boys and I are all settled in now, trying out the homesteading lifestyle in this house in the mountains in the northern region…
So, you are a homesteader or a wanna-be looking for a low-footprint, minimal-labor technique to grow tasty, nutritional, organic food? Are you also searching for…
Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at our farmers' market or the…
Every year, when the Super Bowl time gets near, I can't help but notice all the different attitudes toward the big game. Every party has…
Growing up, I wasn't one of those kids who did everything they could do to try to fool their parents into thinking they'd eaten their…
So, I have to admit, I don't remember ever having had a scone. Growing up outside a teeny town in the Ozarks, scones were simply…
A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a market garden. It is tricky to create…
I recently watched a movie produced by Robert Kenner called Food, Inc., a documentary about current American farming practices and where we are going wrong. It…
There were a lot of reasons for Americans to head West after the Civil War, with the Homestead Acts initiated by Abraham Lincoln being a…
Two Decembers ago I was sitting on the porch enjoying the smell of wood smoke rising from our little outdoor cooking grill, and I made…
We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning about cheesemaking at home can be a fun, easy project. Cutting into your…
Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health. If you’ve been spending quality time with them, you’ll know when something’s wrong. …