Food

Make Your Own Fermented Drinks

After waging war on all the germs and bacteria we know are lurking around us, people are finally beginning to…

1 year ago

Edible Landscaping: Eat Your Environment

For those of us who are forced to homestead in an urban environment, growing our own food can be a…

1 year ago

My Potbellied Piggy Bank: Selling Potbellied Pigs on the Homestead

I wasn’t sure how much a pair of potbellied pigs would amount to when I responded to the “free pigs”…

1 year ago

Growing Spices on the Homestead

Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate herbs into their garden.  But did you know…

1 year ago

Fun with Fermenting

As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of food.  However, many of us have not yet tried…

1 year ago

Help Yourself to Happy Tilapia: Bioponics on the Homestead

So, you are a homesteader or a wanna-be looking for a low-footprint, minimal-labor technique to grow tasty, nutritional, organic food?…

1 year ago

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at…

1 year ago

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a market garden. …

1 year ago

Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part One: Ingredient Basics

We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning about cheesemaking at home can be a fun,…

1 year ago

Cooking and Fermenting with Juniper Berries

I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even the best of us can get into a…

1 year ago