I need some beans to go with dinner so I grab a basket, slip on my muck boots, and head out to the garden. I…
I love the idea of living on a homestead. When my husband and I were looking to purchase our first home, it didn't even occur…
“The Blue Goat” homestead is located in Anderson County, Texas. This is East Texas, where the Trinity River makes a series of tight turns about…
Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy. Even now, when Saturday morning programming does not include anything like Davy…
There is an imaginary picture of "Homesteading" that revolves around being entirely self-sufficient from your land. Chickens for eggs, goats for milk, making your…
Homesteading can be a solitary affair. Something about living in tune with the land calls to our spirit like nothing else can. If we're lucky,…
“Sold!” the auctioneer shouted, and I excitedly watched with my dad as the ring attendants herded my newly-acquired dairy goat into the holding pens…
The bush-hogging is done. The perimeter fence will go up next week, after I cash in a CD. I’m rigging up a Quonset-hut shelter…
There are a few, a lucky few, folks who were born on the family farm, grew up on the family farm, learned how to…
The Quest for the Precious Farmers have been extolled throughout history for the fine character qualities they possess: dedication, perseverance, insight, devotion, the ability to…
I recently read one of the more popular books regarding the Laws of Attraction and bringing what you want into your life with positive…
When my husband and I ditched our rat-race city lives to lead a “simple” life in the country making a living off the land,…
