An Alternative Crop for Your Homestead Growing horseradish on your homestead offers several benefits. First, it is a perennial, which means it only needs…
Just like the squirrels I watch as I jog near my rural Missouri home each morning, every fall I get the urge to store…
Although my husband and I are not off the grid, we don't want to rely on public utilities if we don't have to. So,…
Summer gardens are being harvested and it is only natural that we are gearing up to preserve the fruits of our labor. Preserving…
I first learned about haybox cooking in England, in the 1980s. It was part of a course in Biodynamic Farming and Gardening that included…
Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate herbs into their garden. But did you know that it is possible…
I always believed a variety of natural, wholesome foods is pretty much all most people need to eat healthy. This, for me, included whole…
If you are looking for hardy additions for your edible landscape, elderberries and goji berries are two top choices. Both berries are edible and…
Everyone has their own morning routine, their own private formula for embracing the new sunrise. For some it may be yoga stretches, turning the…
For those of us who are forced to homestead in an urban environment, growing our own food can be a challenge. We might prefer…
Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at our farmers market or…
So, you are a homesteader or a wanna-be looking for a low-footprint, minimal-labor technique to grow tasty, nutritional, organic food? Are you also searching…
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…
People in my family have always been lovers of salt. That grainy white stuff in the shaker on the dinner table was the star…
This spring, we undertook a radical transformation on our homestead. After seven years of raising animals for meat (chicken, turkey, quail, duck, rabbit), and…
According to the USDA, "In 2010, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food is projected to increase 2.5 to 3.5 percent"—yikes! I try really…
Fermentation is enjoying somewhat of a celebrity status these days. In 2010, a story in The New Yorker about fermenting guru Sandor Katz revealed…
Homemade non-grape wines are easy and quick to create. Not only can you fill your own glass, but those of your friends and family…
Mead: in the western world, the very word conjures images of warriors in leathers drinking from horns or human skulls. Despite this barbarous image,…
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season after season can be…
