You might suspect that when you say farewell to the bright lights of the big city, pack the belongings, and head to your own piece…
Winter is a lot like death and taxes… it’s one of the few constants in life. Here on our property in Missouri, you can rest assured…
Just like the squirrels I watch as I jog near my rural Missouri home each morning, every fall I get the urge to store away…
Different portions of society consider differing seasons as the "busy time". For retailers, it might be the Christmas season. For farmers, it’s spring planting and…
Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of life…
Whether you’re a follower of the “Good Book” or not, the time-honored classic contains a lot of good advice for everyday life. One example is…
I remember at least one of my Christmas gifts from 1970. I was five years old, and my dad and brothers worked for weeks in…
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Begins Dick Proenneke is a name familiar to many who have made the decision to live the homesteading lifestyle. For…
Some of my earliest memories were of gluing paper together to make something in kindergarten. My materials then were pieces of construction paper cut with…
We spend our lives trying to get back to our Earthly roots, living simpler and off the land, recycling when we can, and doing as…
Learn How to Sharpen Knives at Home - Basic Knife Sharpening It only took me about 40 years to learn how to really sharpen a…
What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for supper, field dressing wild game, butchering livestock, or freeing a stubborn piece of…
