Modern homesteading is difficult. Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes spew pesticides and herbicides about…
Except in the 1516 novel by Sir Thomas More, Utopia is said to be impossible. That is probably a blessing—it would be terribly boring after…
A sugar addiction is every bit as real as an addiction to nicotine, caffeine and—according to recent studies—even cocaine. While you probably know that sugar…
I am fortunate to live in an area where winter temperatures rarely dip lower than 5° C below zero. (26° F). Nonetheless, there are some…
My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on a farm where he lived until his father passed away when he was…
Homesteading offers so many opportunities to create a balanced life, live sustainably, and align your life with your values, but there are also challenges. One…
It’s the start of a new year and I, for one, am ready to be through the holidays. Not that I don’t love them, I…
Any walk of life has its own set of harsh stereotypes associated with it. All doctors have bad handwriting. All good chefs are fat. All…
My husband Donnie was raised near the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina, a little set of scenic, high hills in the central part of the…
Clearly, it was not the best day in Daniel Freeman’s life. He’d been on the trail for over three weeks, and the weather had been…
Well, friends, summer is long gone, and party and holiday season is upon us. Family gatherings, pot-luck parties, gift exchanges, and cozy nights snuggled up with…
At one time or another, nearly all homesteaders desire to make their homesteading journey self-sufficient and begin to search for ways to achieve that self-sufficiency. …