Who could imagine that young people, charmed by notions of small-scale farming, homesteading, and alternative energy, would find themselves attracted to the philosophy of an…
Maybe it’s just me, but for a long while, I was leery of the unknown entity known as the “prepper.” You probably know the old…
As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept, purpose, and practicality — began on a camping trip. It was a camping…
Not long ago, on a summer jaunt to the northern border of the U.S., my husband Donnie had the impulse to take us on a…
“This is the Yadkin Valley. The wind never stops blowing. That’s why we can grow certain crops here that don’t do well in other parts…
Seen within, and from, a broader perspective, modern homesteaders have much in common, even when they come from different backgrounds. Berea College professor, Dr. Jason…
By now you’ve probably seen the Internet hoopla for World Naked Gardening Day. The subject is everywhere, with its own page on Facebook and articles…
There weren’t many thrift shops around when I was growing up. There was a mentality, perhaps leftover from the Great Depression, that they were only…
You may be about to learn two new words (I did). “Locavore” is now an accepted word (it was the Word of the Year in…
In Medical Folkways in America – Part One: Maggots, Hairballs, and Eels, we looked at how things used to be, way back, when people lived on…
As we learned in “The Other Little House: The Poo Papers, Part 1”, the great outdoors was—and for many in the world, still is—the place…
Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the past, no comprehensive history of…