wintering bees
BeekeepingEcology

Wintering Bees

Before you read "Wintering Bees", have you read "Getting Ready to Get…

Kim Flottum Kim Flottum
DessertsHomestead.org Cookbook

Easy, No-bake Reese’s Bars

If you're a human being in America (and many other parts of…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton
Mysteries of Fire
Alternative Energy

The Mysteries of Fire (Including How to Sustain One in Your Woodstove)

How did man discover fire?  I used to assume that a caveman…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish
Story of Grandma Moses paintings
HistoryHobbies & CraftsLifestyle

Grandma Moses: A Primitive Freshness 

She was an octogenarian, an artist, a naturalist, a visionary, a farm…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
How to Do Things book, homesteading in the past
Book ReviewsHistoryLifestyle

How to Do Things – 1919 Style

A thoughtful young person in 2019 might ask, “What did people do…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Harvest Stew with Smoked Sausage recipe
Homestead.org CookbookSoups

Harvest Stew with Smoked Sausage

I love fall and all of the cozy things that come with…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton
With the increased interest in homegrown foods there is an increased supply of options for growing dwarf fruit trees
FoodFruitsGardening

The One-acre Orchard

The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters
Advantages of Hydroponics versus soil
Gardening

8 Advantages of Hydroponics Versus Soil Gardening

A garden is both a thing of beauty and a labor of…

Alan Ray Alan Ray
Homesteading PetsLivestock

Imperfectly Priceless Pets: Shelter Rescues on the Homestead

Not all pets are perfect.  Some have physical limitations and disabilities.  They…

Lisa D. Johnson Lisa D. Johnson
raw milk jersey cow
Health and DietLivestock

Got (Raw) Milk?

On your way to greater self-sufficiency, you have purchased a dairy cow…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet
How to Buy a Pickup Truck
Frugality and FinanceMachinery

How to Buy a Pickup Truck for the Homestead (or Looking for the Best Mule)

“He drives a ’57 GMC pickup truck.   It’s got a gun rack…

Jamie Svrcek Jamie Svrcek
Nostalgia

Woodland Traces

This essay first appeared in the Nova Quarterly, September 1988.  It is…

Mary C. Trejo Mary C. Trejo

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