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:…
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 own…
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 Ages.…
It was a cold morning and I had just come in from filling the backyard bird feeders. I stoked the fire and poured myself…
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…
Although my husband and I are not off the grid, we don't want to rely on public utilities if we don't have to. So,…
A good while back I read a book, whose author, and even title, evade me now, but one segment of the narrative has stuck…
The old house crouched in the weeds, summoning as much dignity as it could, missing parts of its roof, some walls, and some windows. …
If you’re a quilter you may have started on a whim because of a quilt you saw in a book or maybe you saw…
The Internet is a wonderful thing. Or a terrible thing. Depending on the user, and the day, and the attitude of the user at…
Our number one priority on our homesteads is to pay attention to the care of everything and everyone on it. Proper maintenance is paramount…
