White Gold: A Brief History of Salt
People in my family have always been lovers of salt. That grainy…
New-fangled Neolithic: Embrace Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer
"The Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic Demographic Transition, or Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale…
Evolution of the Kitchen: From Campfire to Cuisinart (and Back Again?)
As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept,…
How the Outhouse Went In: Part Two of The Poo Papers
As we learned in "The Other Little House: The Poo Papers, Part…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 1: He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat
Captain John Smith told the English colonists under his sway “he…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 2: The Little Cabin at Sinking Spring
https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part1/ From the earliest days in the new united states, living…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 3: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm
https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part2/ "Come along, come along, make no delay, Come from every nation,…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 4: Generous Fruits That Never Fail
https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part3/ Johnny Cash (1932-2003) attracted myths like a big, square-shouldered magnet. It’s…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 5: Stay Hungry; Stay Foolish
https://www.homestead.org/history/the-history-of-american-homesteading-part4/ Modern American homesteading, to misquote The Bard, makes strange bedfellows. Who…
Time Traveling with the WPA: Missouri
Mark Twain was born in the hamlet of Florida; “Black Jack Pershing…
Letters of a Woman Homesteader 2: Filing a Claim
"Letters of a Woman Homesteader" continued: Dear, dear Mrs. Coney,— Well, I…
