Homesteading Life

Homesteading articles about Life on the Homestead pertaining 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.

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Lilac Moon: Homesteading in Northern Minnesota

A good while back I read a book, whose author, and even…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Are You Cut Out for the “Simple Life”?

Being a staying-at-home mother, who works as a teacher for her children,…

Laura Negron-Valentin Laura Negron-Valentin

Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry

It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The Missouri Journal

Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to…

Mark Chenail Mark Chenail

Keeping Skunks at Bay

Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Homesteading Blunders

I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or…

Pam Silvis Pam Silvis

This Homestead Protected by Mother Nature: Homestead Security

The very nature of living on a homestead is such that it…

Marcus WC Tipton Marcus WC Tipton

Easy as Pie: The Myth of Simple Living

To a generation who grew up on Lassie, Little House on the…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Permaculture: The Truly Sustainable Way of Life

What is Permaculture? Permanent agriculture.  A system for feeding and caring for…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet

Signpost to Simplicity: Wanda Urbanska Points the Way

If you have a television, you’ve probably seen the PBS series, Simple…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Baking Bread from Home Milled Flour

For some baking bread is an art, for some a hobby, while…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman

Realize Your Resolutions

Happy New Year, Homesteader! Another year is behind us, a fresh slate…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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