Homesteaders often enjoy looking back and learning how the old-timers did things. We look back at their lives as not necessarily easier, but more simple…
I recently set out to learn how to make yogurt. In my initial information gathering, two things made an impression on me because they seemed…
Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the hearts of certain people as long as there have been cities to escape…
I decided I’d try something I’ve never attempted before and make some fresh apple butter for this week's recipe. And, folks, I’ve got to tell…
An Alternative Crop for Your Homestead Growing horseradish on your homestead offers several benefits. First, it is a perennial, which means it only needs to…
Summer gardens are being harvested and it is only natural that we are gearing up to preserve the fruits of our labor. Using food…
Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat. I normally can about 60 pounds of meat at a time 3 times each year. The…
There was a time in my life when from spring to September, and sometimes on into November, I was busy earning my keep harvesting wild…
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…
Fermentation is enjoying somewhat of a celebrity status these days. In 2010, a story in The New Yorker about fermenting guru, Sandor Katz, revealed what…
The air is crisp and our summer clothes are being changed out for sweaters and scarves. Instagram is full of pumpkin patch pictures. Autumn is…
When considering the wonderful contributions that Russia has made to the culinary world, the first response that might spring to the mind of a typical…