Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape
Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…
Recurring Revenue From Your Homestead: CSAs, Herd Shares, and Subscription Boxes
Living on a homestead is wonderful. Figuring out how to make a…
Savory, Summer Minestrone
I took a trip to the farmers’ market this week and the…
Budget Backyard Bee Box
This is a simple guide for the homesteader who wishes to keep…
Grow Garlic… It’s Easy!
The garlic is all dug and on bread racks for the drying…
Overwintering Vegetables for Early Spring Harvests
When I first started gardening, as a total greenhorn, I thought that…
How to Make Goat Milk Butter
The first thing to do before learning to make goat milk butter…
A Story of Three Little Pigs
Several years ago, about midway through our homesteading life, we decided to…
Mad Honey, Anyone? Inside The Hives Of Apis Laboriosa
High in the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal, a honey hunter dangles from…
Keep More Cash in Your Wallet by Bartering
During the economic recession in the early ‘70s, I was a stay-at-home…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings
Winter is a lot like death and taxes… it’s one of the…
Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
I decided I’d try something I’ve never attempted before and make some…
