Lifestyle

Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead

A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands to the side with her face tilted, looking…

2 years ago

Create a Future-Proof Homestead: Planning for Climate and Cultural Changes

Tooting My Own Horn (Briefly). At the beginning of 2020, I predicted (and gave concrete plans on how to mitigate)…

2 years ago

Foraging Puffball Mushrooms

It was a cool and gloomy morning in the mid-October woods. But despite the lack of sunshine, the timber had…

2 years ago

Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Bringing Home the Bacon So You Can Afford to Feed the Pigs

Dreaming about living in the country is easy, even when you’re not quite there. Rural images ripple unbidden through burbling…

2 years ago

Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry

It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is still scorching but cold weather is right around…

2 years ago

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior the food you grow is compared to store-bought…

2 years ago

Transitioning from City Life to Homestead Life: 4 Essential Steps

Are you looking for your next adventure? Are you in need of something new and exciting? It may be worth…

2 years ago

Fall Chores on the Homestead: Autumn is Among Us

After a busy and productive spring and summer growing season, it is tempting to plant fall crops and consider resting…

2 years ago

Seasons in the Garden: Time Waits for No Homesteader

I need some beans to go with dinner so I grab a basket, slip on my muck boots, and head…

2 years ago

Gold and Silver: Basics of Buying and Selling Precious Metals

When we are about to have a snow storm up north, and it looks like we are going to be…

2 years ago