2020 was a changing point in my life that I didn’t realize I needed, or even wanted. We were not only struggling with cabin fever…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Since this book is about land, the use and management…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook Second Edition: An Owner's Manual for Rural Land ~~~~~~~~ If you’ve ever borrowed money then you've had occasion to…
Like a kid in a candy store, I have been perusing recently-arrived seed catalogs with hope and delight. And though this is probably one of…
We are an imprudent, wasteful people. Well, not us. You and I are thrifty, resourceful homesteaders who know how to stretch a dollar and make…
Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community, but by corporations who want to cash in on a trending value system…
Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at our farmers' market or the…
Two Decembers ago I was sitting on the porch enjoying the smell of wood smoke rising from our little outdoor cooking grill, and I made…
To many homesteaders and would-be homesteaders, “money” is a four-letter word. After all, money is all about materialism, and that's the antithesis of homesteading, right?…
Your homestead land is an excellent investment, and many don't realize how much income can be gleaned from their property. Whether you recently purchased your…
My husband Donnie was raised near the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina, a little set of scenic, high hills in the central part of the…
Do you dream of one day owning a homestead of your own, a place where you can raise animals and gardens to provide good, wholesome…