Learn How to Sharpen Knives at Home - Basic Knife Sharpening It only took me about 40 years to learn…
What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for supper, field dressing wild game, butchering livestock, or…
You’ve made the decision to live a simpler life in the country… no corporate ladder climbing, no tense lengthy commutes,…
About two years ago, while selling real estate for a broker who specialized in rural properties, I was contacted by…
I climb on the seat and ease in the clutch pedal. Then I slip the choke forward, make sure the…
You've made the big decision to cut bait and leave the rat race behind and move to a happier place.…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery There’s a…
If you haven't yet, read Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Based on a recent survey—i.e.…
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Continues A place to call your own. A place to escape to for relaxation, fresh…
Who doesn’t long for their own piece of terra firma (or soil), or more specifically bonne terre (good soil), to…
Whether it be the kitchen, workshop, in automobile emergency-kits, or simply junk drawers around the house, shop, or barn, having…
Just down the road from our house sits a sagging cabin made from hand-hewn logs with a low ceiling…