Once upon a time, there was a Garden Guru named Steve Solomon, who grew loads and loads of fresh produce, wrote gardening books that people…
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall behold, As I do now, the Cabin small, The Lake, the Bay, the…
One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves with some sort of shelter. We have all heard the advice that it’s…
It’s hard to turn on the tube or pick up a paper without hearing or reading about what a dangerous place the world is today.…
Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the past, no comprehensive history of…
Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to wish for a simpler life based on the quiet of the country. So…
It’s certainly no secret that farm work frequently requires some heavy lifting, but what if you’re not too good at muscle-intensive manual labor? Well,…
I'd like to introduce you to an extraordinary life, that of the pleasant-looking young woman in the portrait above Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, or Bamewawagezhikaquay. On…
They came from the city. They were prepared. They were prepared for the complete collapse of world civilization, and with it, the demise of the…
Here at Exclamation Pointe, autumn is a tranquil time when the subtle shift in the winds and the gradual drop in the temperatures, foretell of…
I have a perversion. When I go for a walk around my place, it may appear that I’m enjoying my time in nature, but the…
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things that you don’t even see. The whippoorwill, or whip-poor-will, is a prime example. …