Crafting Country Wines
Homemade wines are easy and quick to create. Not only can you…
Five Fun Farmers’ Market Products: Draw Interest to Your Table
Participating in a farmers' market is a great income opportunity that allows…
Elder: Heirloom Herb and Source of Elderberry Syrup
The elder is a deciduous shrub of myth, legend, beauty, and usefulness. …
Put a Little Wolf Song in Your Life
In much of the world, it’s just called muskmelon. Its skin is…
Got the Blues? It’s a Good Thing, if They’re Blueberries!
I know somewhere there must be someone who doesn’t like blueberries. I’ve…
Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels
Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids…
You Say “Tomato”; I Say “All Right!”
Three years ago, my husband decided to start growing an aphrodisiac…
Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle.…
The One-acre Orchard
The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…
Rotten Tomatoes: Man vs. Monsoon
In May, my husband Donnie planted 31 tomato plants, everything from Bush…
Edible Landscape Additions: Elderberries and Goji Berries
If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries…
Cooking and Fermenting with Juniper Berries
I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even…
