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Giving up the Grocery Store: Becoming Increasingly Self-Sufficient in a Practical Way
2020 was a changing point in my life that I didn’t realize…
Homesteading Failures – If at First You Don’t Succeed, Don’t Worry, No One Else Does Either.
Anyone who claims to succeed without some measure of homesteading failure first…
Homesteading in Appalachia
Rugged, self-sufficient, fiercely loyal – despite stereotypes to the contrary, the Appalachian…
The Single Girl’s Guide to Buying a Homestead
If I were to just say the word “homestead” what would you…
From Suburbanites to Homesteaders: Why We Moved to the Country and What We Found When We Got There
Before moving to the country, my husband, Troy, and I were part…
Homesteader on Wheels: Living with M.S. Doesn’t Mean the End of a Dream.
As I sit here at the kitchen door, holding Maddie (my African…
Homestead Year in Review
Reader discretion is advised: this Homestead Year in Review contains graphic images…
Homestead Besieged!
Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing…
Off-Grid Generalizations: Common Misconceptions of Off-Grid Folks
Any walk of life has its own set of harsh stereotypes associated…
Seeing Potential in the Unlikeliest of Places
Turning a 1928 Bungalow into a Farmhouse and Other Misadventures America in…
