I've been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do. Besides all that, I've personally spent the week…
This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about the farm across the river from ours, and…
Oh sure, we all know the perks of growing our own food, supplying our own energy, and being as self-sufficient…
“The Blue Goat” homestead is located in Anderson County, Texas. This is East Texas, where the Trinity River makes a…
I love the idea of living on a homestead. When my husband and I were looking to purchase our first…
There are a few, a lucky few, folks who were born on the family farm, grew up on the family…
Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy. Even now, when Saturday morning programming does not…
“Sold!” the auctioneer shouted, and I excitedly watched with my dad as the ring attendants herded my newly-acquired dairy goat…
“Thank God we finally made it to Dumas!” I never thought these words would exit my mouth, but they did…
When sitting at the computer I have only to look slightly left to see a substantial part of my rural…
***Editor's note: this article was written pre-COVID-19 lockdowns. So, I’m not at home. My family is on a forced internment…
“This is the Yadkin Valley. The wind never stops blowing. That’s why we can grow certain crops here that don’t…