My venture into winemaking at home all started with two very prolific pear trees. My mother had planted these trees and didn’t expect much from…
Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat. I normally can about 60 pounds of meat at a time 3 times each year. The…
So as I went on and on about how excited I am that I'm making continuous production yogurt (one of the tastier hobbies I’ve ever…
Dumpster diving has been around for years. People have been diving in the dumpsters behind stores, near homes, in the neighbor's trash can and anywhere…
It doesn’t take long for those who get involved in the homestead movement to become interested in the lost kitchen skills of our grandparents and…
Oxymel... what an odd word. The etymology of the word actually gives us the basic recipe for this ancient medicine. The root for oxymel is…
Drowning in milk? Have enough cheese and yogurt to last for more than a decade? It’s time to learn how to make milk soap from…
By now you’ve probably seen the Internet hoopla for World Naked Gardening Day. The subject is everywhere, with its own page on Facebook and articles…
Homesteaders are a resourceful and imaginative group. If you need a tool, a fixture, an egg or heating fuel, there’s that innate drive to make…
Basketry: possibly the oldest of human crafts. It is time-honored, it is revered, it is respected, and still, it has the power to excite and…
Homesteaders have long been some of the most creative folks around. We’re a race of putterers, always tinkering and patching things together. When faced with…
When I tell people I tan snakeskins and animal hides, they politely try to make the disgust on their face look like surprise and interest. …