Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
Like Water for… Tomatoes? Year-round Gardening with Hydroponics
Imagine plucking a ripe, round tomato right from the stem and sinking…
Longhorns on the Homestead: They’re Not All Ornery Varmints
Large horns and wild, bright colors: these are the things that usually…
The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business
“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just…
25 Ways to Save Money
I'm sure you've heard the good news by now—the recession is over! …
Crofting Life
A croft is a smallholding (a parcel of rural land under 10…
Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead
A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands…
The Humble Hackberry Tree
Hackberry trees are noxious weeds. At least that’s what I was taught…
Pizza Margherita
Who doesn't love pizza? We Americans sure do; we eat about 100…
Foraging Puffball Mushrooms
It was a cool and gloomy morning in the mid-October woods. But…
Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Bringing Home the Bacon So You Can Afford to Feed the Pigs
Dreaming about living in the country is easy, even when you’re not…
Second-Chance Horses: Adopting Rescue Horses
So, you’ve done your homework. Your barn or pasture shelter is ready…
