For centuries now, owning a home or plot of land has been a linchpin in the mythology of the American Dream. It’s also a…
A while back, there was a commercial that had people walking around carrying “their number.” The number represented the amount of money each person…
Raising angora rabbits and selling their fur or yarn has been an idea for extra income that I’ve been exploring for several years now.…
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things that you don’t even see. The whippoorwill, or whip-poor-will, is a prime…
In the 1960’s TV series Green Acres, the main character “Oliver”, who is from New York, buys a farm in the country. Whenever he wants…
To a generation who grew up on Lassie, Little House on the Prairie, and Green Acres, living a rural, homesteading lifestyle is about fairy tales…
Of all the names people call homesteaders—come on, you know we are easy to talk about— there is one that really gets my goat:…
Having been blessed with an adventurous life, I have learned to avoid what I consider the murderer of contentment, the beginning of the end…
Ya know what I hate? I hate leaving the farm. For almost any reason. Leaving the farm means that I’ve gotta get in my…
What is Permaculture? Permanent agriculture. A system for feeding and caring for ourselves that can be supported indefinitely by Nature because it imitates Nature's…
Heating with Wood I wake early on a Saturday morning to a chill in the air, the thermostat on the wall showing a cool 56…
The Quest for the Precious Farmers have been extolled throughout history for the fine character qualities they possess: dedication, perseverance, insight, devotion, the ability to…
Turning a 1928 Bungalow into a Farmhouse and Other Misadventures America in 1928 was a decadent place for some. Those who could afford the…
This is a story of greed, corruption, and the struggle for religious freedom. The story begins in one of history’s gloomiest times, the Dark…
Being a staying-at-home mother, who works as a teacher for her children, as a maid for her house, and as a farmer for her…
Dreaming about living in the country is easy, even when you’re not quite there. Rural images ripple unbidden through burbling brooks of the mind…
A good while back I read a book, whose author, and even title, evade me now, but one segment of the narrative has stuck…
I recently read one of the more popular books regarding the Laws of Attraction and bringing what you want into your life with positive…
The old house crouched in the weeds, summoning as much dignity as it could, missing parts of its roof, some walls, and some windows. …
There are a few, a lucky few, folks who were born on the family farm, grew up on the family farm, learned how to…
