Making a Life, Not a Living: A Single Parent’s Journey
I couldn't say the exact date I started single-parent homesteading since it…
The Profitable Homestead: How to Take Your Homestead from Hobby to Profit
It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby…
Cast Iron: The Last Set of Cookware You Will Ever Need
When I got married, like many young women, I was "showered" with…
Homesteaders: Stationary Nomads?
They don’t live in houses but instead carry their houses with them. They…
De-clutterization: Save Time. Save Space. Save Money.
"Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Country Neighbors
When we first bought the land that would one day become Ivy…
The Pros and Cons of Homesteading: Dealing with Loss on the Homestead
The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and time for…
Hand-Washing on the Homestead: Off-Grid Laundry
The freedom of going off-grid is very appealing to a lot of…
The Economics of Being a Cheap-o: How to Retire Without a Huge Pension and Enjoy It
It got me thinking after I had been to one of the…
New-fangled Neolithic: Embrace Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer
"The Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic Demographic Transition, or Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale…
Clan Living: The Multi-Generational Homestead
My 20-year-old daughter called at 8:00 pm on a 95-degree Texas Sunday…
