If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior the food you grow is compared to store-bought…
Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects in the kitchen. Now that everyone has been…
Healing herbal salves have been a popular remedy for centuries. During the mid-9th century, an educational reform was organized by…
Homesteaders vs. Survivalists: Conflicting Interests or Alternative Routes to the Same Destination? A funny thing happened when I got caught…
Learn how to make herbal tinctures and liquid medicinals from herbs, berries, and roots. Medicine making is both an art…
One evening as the sun slipped behind the Short Hills in Rockbridge County, Virginia, I had just shut the chicken…
What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for supper, field dressing wild game, butchering livestock, or…
You’ve made the decision to live a simpler life in the country… no corporate ladder climbing, no tense lengthy commutes,…
About two years ago, while selling real estate for a broker who specialized in rural properties, I was contacted by…
Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat. I normally can about 60 pounds of meat at a time…