On our farm, we enjoy being as independent as possible. To offset the ever-increasing costs of groceries, we have raised beef cattle, chickens for eggs,…
Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen water-troughs, frostbitten ears on calves, milk frozen in buckets, salt feeders buried under…
When I got married, like many young women, I was "showered" with many gifts to help with setting up my kitchen and home. I was…
One goal of the homesteading lifestyle is to live as independently as possible, providing for oneself and one’s family. Owning a few cattle can further…
In the book On Life as a Pioneer Woman, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote, "What becomes of the time we saved?" Although this question was posed…
