Homesteading articles about Hobbies & Crafts as they pertain to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.
Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects in the kitchen. Now that everyone has been…
Drowning in milk? Have enough cheese and yogurt to last for more than a decade? It’s time to learn how…
Healing herbal salves have been a popular remedy for centuries. During the mid-9th century, an educational reform was organized by…
It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way to that sweet-smelling southern breeze. Songbirds have returned…
Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family.…
Learn how to make herbal tinctures and liquid medicinals from herbs, berries, and roots. Medicine making is both an art…
By now you’ve probably seen the Internet hoopla for World Naked Gardening Day. The subject is everywhere, with its own…
Homesteaders are a resourceful and imaginative group. If you need a tool, a fixture, an egg or heating fuel, there’s…
When my kids were little, someone gave me a recipe for maple-flavored syrup. I remember them telling me that it…
Basketry: possibly the oldest of human crafts. It is time-honored, it is revered, it is respected, and still, it has…
What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for supper, field dressing wild game, butchering livestock, or…
Homesteaders have long been some of the most creative folks around. We’re a race of putterers, always tinkering and patching…