First Morning on the Homestead: Embracing Newfound Freedom
“The Blue Goat” homestead is located in Anderson County, Texas. This is…
Successful Transplants: Uprooting Your Urban Offspring
Every corner has been cut; every quarter has been squeezed. Diligently, doggedly,…
Lilac Moon: Homesteading in Northern Minnesota
A good while back I read a book, whose author, and even…
Herbal Medicines for Fall and Winter
By now you have probably harvested and preserved your summer produce for…
Are You Cut Out for the “Simple Life”?
Being a staying-at-home mother, who works as a teacher for her children,…
The Day the Fires Came Through
I found myself fitting in well to my new way of life:…
Backyard Bird Feeding on the Homestead
It was a cold morning and I had just come in from…
Garden Season Extenders and Cold-Weather Husbandry
It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is…
The Missouri Journal
Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to…
Homestead Prepping: Buying a Bug Out Location (Buying a B.O.L.)
About two years ago, while selling real estate for a broker who…
Keeping Skunks at Bay
Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar…
Homesteading Blunders
I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or…
