Learn to Earn: Ten Books Every Homesteader Should Read
The rise in popularity of the homesteading lifestyle is a good thing but it has caused the market to become flooded with homesteading books and how-to guides, making it difficult to sift through the thousands of books to find a few that truly offer the information and inspiration homesteaders – both beginners and experts – need. The following is a…
What I Learned About Patience, Parenting, and Poop
No one tells you how much of homesteading is just… waiting! As a naturally impatient person, I was in for a big surprise. I thought I would plant seeds on Monday and have a fresh salad by Friday. Instead, I got seeds that took their sweet time to grow, kids that have endless energy, and chickens that are far too…
The Hidden History of My Log Cabin: The Straight-up Truth
Cover photo credit to Virginia State Parks When I first saw my house, I thought it was just a simple wooden house covered in vinyl siding. Then I ventured around back and saw a small area where a piece of siding had been removed to expose its real core material: logs. But not logs laid horizontally as with most log…
Learn to Earn: Ten Books Every Homesteader Should Read
The rise in popularity of the homesteading lifestyle is a good thing but it has caused the market to become flooded with homesteading books and how-to guides, making it difficult to sift through the thousands of books to find a few that truly offer the information and inspiration homesteaders – both beginners and experts – need. The following is a…
What I Learned About Patience, Parenting, and Poop
No one tells you how much of homesteading is just… waiting! As a naturally impatient person, I was in for a big surprise. I thought I would plant seeds on Monday and have a fresh salad by Friday. Instead, I got seeds that took their sweet time to grow, kids that have endless energy, and chickens that are far too…
The Hidden History of My Log Cabin: The Straight-up Truth
Cover photo credit to Virginia State Parks When I first saw my house, I thought it was just a simple wooden house covered in vinyl siding. Then I ventured around back and saw a small area where a piece of siding had been removed to expose its real core material: logs. But not logs laid horizontally as with most log…
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