Outdoor Lore

Homesteading articles about Outdoor Lore pertaining to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Anecdotes

Blizzards: Furies of Nature

Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty.…

Dorothy Rieke Dorothy Rieke
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Homesteading

Holy Days of the Farming Year

A Tribute to John Barleycorn John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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Homesteading

The Whippoorwill

Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Morel Mushrooms In Warm Spring Sunshine
Food

Mystical Morels

Different portions of society consider differing seasons as the "busy time".  For…

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Eggs

Snake Lore

Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind.  Not very…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
First aid

Living with Poison Oak: Keys to Identifying this Forest Menace

As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife,…

Wade Truex Wade Truex
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Beneficial species

We’re not Playing, ‘Possum: Opossums are Actually Good for the Homestead

My first up-close encounter with an opossum was one evening many years…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell
Homesteading

Lightning Safety on the Homestead

It’s a humid, summer late-afternoon, the butterflies cease flittering and land.  They…

Chris Devaney Chris Devaney
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Homesteading

The Bear Facts: Teddy’s Story

Not long ago, on a summer jaunt to the northern border of…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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Beneficial species

Snakes on the Homestead

Our fear of snakes seems almost primal.  Indeed, along with fear of…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne
Homesteading

Dendrology Demystified: A Tree Tutorial, Part 2

Read Dendrology Demystified: A Tree Tutorial Part One It's been called swamp…

D. Glenn Miller D. Glenn Miller
Guides

Dendrology Demystified: A Tree Tutorial

Trees are an amazing resource.  Like other things that are wonderful gifts,…

D. Glenn Miller D. Glenn Miller

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