Cannoli Dip

3 years ago

Well, here we are again, but this time, it's worse. Summer is in full swing and it is getting H.O.T.…

Raising Dairy Beef: Little Calves, Big Profits

3 years ago

Dairy animals have a salable by-product: offspring.  If you have dairy goats, then you have a salable crop each year,…

Farmers of Forty Centuries by F.H. King: A Review

3 years ago

When I arrived at Emerson College, in Forest Row, Sussex, England, in 1979, I knew this about gardening: if you…

Living in the Sticks (and the Single Girl)

3 years ago

Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy.  Even now, when Saturday morning programming does not…

How to Buy a VERY Used Tractor

3 years ago

If you're shopping for a used tractor, if you've never owned a tractor before, and if you're reading the pages…

Top 5 Reasons to Can Your Own Meat

3 years ago

Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat.  I normally can about 60 pounds of meat at a time…

The Day Money Stopped Working

3 years ago

One morning in February of 2021, Texans woke up to a winter wonderland and near-zero-degree temperatures. Although this happens in…

Bacon Jalapeño Popper Dip

3 years ago

Several years ago, I decided that I would make bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers for a family gathering.  I thought they'd be…

From the Horse’s Mouth: Anecdotes from Homeschooling on the Homestead

3 years ago

“Sold!” the auctioneer shouted, and I excitedly watched with my dad as the ring attendants herded my newly-acquired dairy goat…

This Land is (Not) Your Land: Homesteading for Renters

3 years ago

For centuries now, owning a home or plot of land has been a linchpin in the mythology of the American…

A Pansy for Your Thoughts: A Walk Through a Shakespearian Garden

3 years ago

"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. That's for thoughts. There's fennel for you, and…

Cannabis 101

3 years ago

Introduction to Cannabis Cannabis hasn’t always been a controversial substance. In fact, it wasn’t until the early twentieth century, around…