At sixty years old, I live alone in a circle of trees in the middle of twelve wild and wooly acres. People are either intrigued…
One in nine people faces food insecurity in America (2018, USDA Household Food Security report ). I'm sure a lot of Homestead.org readers are baffled…
As good healthcare becomes more and more expensive and ever more difficult to access in a timely manner, it’s important for homesteaders to learn another…
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes spew pesticides and herbicides about…
Growing Your Homestead Without Going Into Debt It was June, almost ten bee seasons ago, and Steve and a friend were moving an established hive…
It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself... which he has... for the umpteenth time. The usually-white hair of his black-and-white…
It's midnight in the goat shed. The winter sky is black and cold, but diamond stars pierce the ebony blanket of night. My lantern dims…