Health and Diet

The Homesteader’s Apothecary

Homesteaders will tout the many health benefits of their lifestyle including fresh air, sunshine, and healthy food straight from the…

11 months 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

Staying Healthy on the Homestead

As good healthcare becomes more and more expensive and ever more difficult to access in a timely manner, it’s important…

1 year ago

Canning Consternation: Overcoming the Fear of Certain Death

As a self-proclaimed Homesteader, I have spent many years learning and researching how to do all manner of things on…

1 year ago

Homesteader on Wheels: Living with M.S. Doesn’t Mean the End of a Dream.

As I sit here at the kitchen door, holding Maddie (my African Grey parrot) on my lap, with Baby Girl…

1 year ago

Hooked on Sugar: Kicking the Habit

A sugar addiction is every bit as real as an addiction to nicotine, caffeine and—according to recent studies—even cocaine. While…

1 year ago

Self-Sufficient Yeast: Growing and Using Sourdough Starter

Have you considered what you would do if you could not buy yeast at the grocery store? This is a…

1 year ago

The Magic of Bone Broth

Everyone has their own morning routine, their own private formula for embracing the new sunrise.  For some it may be…

1 year ago

Relief for Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac: The Poisonous Triplets

"Oh My Heavens! It's in My Bellybutton!" Taming the Poisonous Triplets The worst place I ever got poison ivy was…

2 years ago

Weston A. Price: Introducing the “Real” Way of Eating

Homesteaders often enjoy looking back and learning how the old-timers did things.  We look back at their lives as not…

2 years ago