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Pros & Cons of Living in an Alternative Home: Steel Quonset Construction

Pros & Cons of Living in an Alternative Home: Steel Quonset

By Kristin Grant
There’s something special about building your own home, whether you build it traditionally or not. And, there are some major benefits of being part of…
chicken wire concrete stucco Construction

How Chicken Wire and Concrete Solved My Problems

By Mark Chenail
As some of you may know from reading my Missouri Journal, I have been building a house on my 12-acre Ozark paradise for a number…
Actively Passive Home construction Construction

The Actively Passive Home — New Construction Using Old Rules

By Sheri Dixon
“Wait.  You forgot to draw in the HVAC closet”, said the young man with the product in his hair, perusing my pencil-on-graph-paper rendition of the…
Dacha Construction

The Simplest House of All: The Dacha Series

By Mark Chenail
One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves with some sort of shelter. We have all heard the advice that it’s…
Evolution of kitchens Construction

Evolution of the Kitchen: From Campfire to Cuisinart (and Back Again?)

By Barbara Bamberger-Scott
As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept, purpose, and practicality — began on a camping trip. It was a camping…
Building a Sunroom Using Recycled Materials homesteading, homestead. homestead.org Construction

Let There Be Light: Building a Sunroom Using Recycled Materials

By Mariann Foster
In the summer of 2016, a neighbor lady invited me and my daughter over to see the greenhouse that she had built with her husband. …
Guide to Building A Chicken Coop Construction

Coop Considerations: Quick-Start Guide to Building a Chicken Coop

By Chris Lesley
Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting, fun and frustrating. After all, a good chicken coop is one of the…
PrepaPreparing Machinery for Winterring machinery for Winter Construction

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery

By Doug Smith
If you haven't yet, read Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings   Based on a recent survey—i.e. walking around the garage and…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter Construction

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings

By Doug Smith
Winter is a lot like death and taxes… it’s one of the few constants in life.  Here on our property in Missouri, you can rest assured…
salvage construction, homesteading, homestead. homestead.org Construction

Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead

By Carrie Sacco
A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands to the side with her face tilted, looking over the fields as I…
Portable Building Cabin Construction

A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 3

By Doug Smith
  Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Continues A place to call your own. A place to escape to for relaxation, fresh air, solitude, or adventure.…
Portable Building Cabin Construction

A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 2

By Doug Smith
Who doesn’t long for their own piece of terra firma (or soil), or more specifically bonne terre (good soil), to call their own? If you’re…

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