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…
Foraging for Old Field Tea
Years ago, I, like many college students, spent a lot of time…
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…
Homesteader-cise: Health, Fitness, and Fun on the Homestead
One day a while back a group of us got talking about…
