There's never a bad time to think about conservation and helping out wildlife. As a matter of fact, late winter,…
Basil, whether you pronounce it "bah-zil" or "bay-sil", Ocimum Basilicum is the most well-known of all herbs. If only one…
Anyone who claims to succeed without some measure of homesteading failure first is either not trying very hard, or lying…
When I first started gardening, I knew I would probably be spending a lot of time weeding. What I didn’t…
What does it mean to be self-sufficient? For some, it might mean being able to provide for their own needs…
Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library It occurred to me, as I was writing…
We are an imprudent, wasteful people. Well, not us. You and I are thrifty, resourceful homesteaders who know how to…
Want a quick but very useful and effective homesteading project you can knock-out this weekend? Consider installing a rainwater catchment…
Publisher's Note: The Origin of the Robin is a Chippewa story. Jane Johnston Schoolcraft said that all the Chippewa of her…
As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of food. However, many of us have not yet tried…
An intrepid, independent soul, Mollie Dorsey was a homesteader in her teens, a gold rusher in her twenties, worked as…
Those who are not yet living the homesteading dream may be confused about the passion with which homesteaders talk about…