I've been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do. Besides all that, I've personally spent the week preparing for the Olympics. Not…
This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about the farm across the river from ours, and about the folks who lived…
Oh sure, we all know the perks of growing our own food, supplying our own energy, and being as self-sufficient as we can be, but…
“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…
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…
There are a few, a lucky few, folks who were born on the family farm, grew up on the family farm, learned how to run…
Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy. Even now, when Saturday morning programming does not include anything like Davy Crockett…
“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 for…
“Thank God we finally made it to Dumas!” I never thought these words would exit my mouth, but they did that hot, muggy day in…
When sitting at the computer I have only to look slightly left to see a substantial part of my rural kingdom. The view is through…
***Editor's note: this article was written pre-COVID-19 lockdowns. So, I’m not at home. My family is on a forced internment inside the bowels of the…
“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…