A croft is a smallholding (a parcel of rural land under 10 acres) that is rented from a landowner. Crofting life originated in the Highlands…
Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. For centuries, these flying mammals have been associated with evil and death and reviled as…
My first up-close encounter with an opossum was one evening many years ago when I went to get feed for our horses. I had seen…
I have to cut some hay. It’s one of those must-do things. If I put it off, I pay the price in the end. So…
Especially in this time of inflation and rising energy costs, heating and air conditioning can take a big chunk out of the household budget. Of…
I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or folks with homesteading in their heart. I believe we have chosen a very…
Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the hearts of certain people as long as there have been cities to escape…
I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs. One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a small homestead. While I certainly…
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…
Ten years ago I was overworked, underpaid, alone in the world and adrift without a home to call my own. That has all happily been…
"Buy land. They ain't makin' any more of the stuff." ~Will Rogers Those scheming a city-break would do well to buy rural land as soon as…
Like most Americans, I find it very relaxing on occasion to take time away from my regular work to do something at which I’m not…