Clearly, it was not the best day in Daniel Freeman's life. He'd been on the trail for over three weeks, and the weather had been…
What is the Future of Homesteading? I have to make the confession that I have always been a sucker for a good advice column. Starting…
It’s a common occurrence this time of year. You’re walking through the woods enjoying the cool dry air as the autumn colors are just beginning…
Like most Americans, I find it very relaxing on occasion to take time away from my regular work to do something at which I’m not…
I've been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do. Besides all that, I've personally spent the week preparing for the Olympics. Not…
This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about the farm across the river from ours, and about the folks who lived…
"It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating." ~ Oscar Wilde ~~~~~~~~ So you’re out of work; maybe you have been…
Lately, I've been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of people have been setting themselves up to live in the country, many for…
One of my favorite cartoons shows a politician giving a speech at one of those thousand-dollar-a-plate dinners. He's saying, "...And during my administration, we've created…
If you're shopping for a used tractor, if you've never owned a tractor before, and if you're reading the pages of Homestead.org, then I'm going…
You know, it's getting where music really ticks me off. Okay, I know what you're thinking already. It's practically blasphemy to speak ill of music;…
There was a tradesman here the other day to correct certain abnormalities in our septic apparatus. He was complimenting me on the beautiful woods that…
