“Wait. You forgot to draw in the HVAC closet”, said the young man with the product in his hair, perusing…
One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves with some sort of shelter. We have all…
As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept, purpose, and practicality — began on a camping…
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If you haven't yet, read Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Based on a recent survey—i.e.…
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Continues A place to call your own. A place to escape to for relaxation, fresh…
Who doesn’t long for their own piece of terra firma (or soil), or more specifically bonne terre (good soil), to…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Some people swear by meditation;…
Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to wish for a simpler life based on the…
Rural areas of North America are punctuated at measured intervals by small churches, steeples rising above the farmsteads. They…