Anecdotes

Homesteading Later in Life

At sixty years old, I live alone in a circle of trees in the middle of twelve wild and wooly…

2 months ago

Blizzards: Furies of Nature

Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty. Nevertheless, during past days and even current times,…

3 months ago

Realize Your Resolutions

Happy New Year, Homesteader! Another year is behind us, a fresh slate is in front of us. Most of us…

4 months ago

How to Do Things – 1919 Style

A thoughtful young person in 2019 might ask, “What did people do before they had… [fill in the blank: cellphones,…

7 months ago

A Story of Three Little Pigs

Several years ago, about midway through our homesteading life, we decided to embark on a new adventure: raising pigs.  We…

8 months ago

Homesteading in an 1870s English Crofter’s Cottage

I live in a Victorian crofter’s cottage, or homesteading farm cottage, in a small town on the coast in the…

10 months ago

Why I’m a Homesteader (The Secrets of Homesteading)

There is an imaginary picture of "Homesteading" that revolves around being entirely self-sufficient from your land. Chickens for eggs, goats…

11 months ago

Adventures of Becoming a Backwoods Girl: Bugs, Guns, Dogs, and Fire, Oh My…

I decided when going back to college that I would major in Fish and Wildlife Biology. Now, understand that my…

1 year ago

Homesteading Failures – If at First You Don’t Succeed, Don’t Worry, No One Else Does Either.

Anyone who claims to succeed without some measure of homesteading failure first is either not trying very hard, or lying…

1 year ago

From Suburbanites to Homesteaders: Why We Moved to the Country and What We Found When We Got There

Before moving to the country, my husband, Troy, and I were part of the Nova Rat Race. We lived in…

1 year ago

Canning Consternation: Overcoming the Fear of Certain Death

As a self-proclaimed Homesteader, I have spent many years learning and researching how to do all manner of things on…

1 year ago

How a Blizzard and a Cow Fed Grandpa’s Family

My dad grew up in a big family, with eight kids.  He was the youngest of the four boys, and…

1 year ago