Maybe it’s just me, but for a long while, I was leery of the unknown entity known as the "prepper." You probably know the old…
Seen within, and from, a broader perspective, modern homesteaders have much in common, even when they come from different backgrounds. Berea College professor, Dr. Jason…
Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the past, no comprehensive history of…
Charles A. Sanders, author of The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country Skills, has made a career as a Conservation Officer with the Indiana State…
Perhaps you’re wondering what sort of character would write a book review about an owner’s manual. Well, I have to admit that I don’t…
The power of story. The incredible worth that each of us possess in our own small existence within a huge universe. Even though some…
Sometimes, a book is so perfect it defies definition. I was given this book as a birthday gift. Actually, it was a sort of a…
I saw this film on a rainy day in the Bay Area. I had no preconceptions about it except that the venue, a charming old…
If you are embarking on your homesteading experience and faced with building your home on vacant land, popular opinion says that you need three…
Ron Macher is the publisher and editor of Small Farm Today magazine and personally farms 80 acres of his own. In this book he…
Beginning life anew in a country setting is a dream that many city dwellers, and even suburbanites, hold close to their hearts. However, the move…
A book about sh*t. Who’d a thunk it? And not only that, but it’s in it’s third printing… For a while now, I’ve been leery…