Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Begins Dick Proenneke is a name familiar to many who have made the decision to live the homesteading lifestyle. For…
Some of my earliest memories were of gluing paper together to make something in kindergarten. My materials then were pieces of construction paper cut with…
When a neighbor offered us an old outbuilding—one that was in fairly good repair but that he’d no longer wanted—Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and philosopher,…
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…
What is your ideal house-size? Is it 1,000 square-feet? 2,000 square feet or more? Right now across the country, many Americans are purposely moving into…
I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed in a bulldozer cab, my bottom perched on a side molding of the…
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall behold, As I do now, the Cabin small, The Lake, the Bay, the…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Some people swear by meditation; others tout the virtues of…
There's something romantic or heartwarming about seeing a home in a clearing in the woods or down a lane with a glow of lamps or…
Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to wish for a simpler life based on the quiet of the country. So…
Imagine that you are outside working in your garden. You have been out since 6:30 a.m., and now that cool morning air is giving way…
Preface This article is inspired by the craftsmanship and elegance of early American homebuilding. Further, it endeavors to be a worthy tribute to the late…
