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Home Alone: Women on the Great Plains

“I had gone to bed one night, but could not sleep. My father was constantly in my mind. I seemed…

2 months ago

The Deadliest Homesteading Mistake

They came from the city. They were prepared. They were prepared for the complete collapse of world civilization, and with…

4 months ago

Winter Animal Husbandry Tips for Homesteaders

No matter if you are producing eggs, honey, milk, or meat, a well-considered animal-husbandry program is essential to the financial…

6 months ago

Hectic Heritage Turkey Hatching

“Gobble, gobble, gobble, proud turkeys proud turkeys. Gobble, gobble, gobble proud turkeys are we. We ruffle our feathers in all…

7 months ago

The Sad Fate of Mr. Piggy

I have friends who started homesteading in Arkansas back in the early 1970s.  Their little girls had been raised in…

8 months ago

Covered Wagons Heading West: Life on the Oregon Trail

Amelia Stewart Knight knew the cross-country journey west would be a rough one; it was not for the weak or…

1 year ago

Trials and Travails of a New Homesteader

My three boys and I are all settled in now, trying out the homesteading lifestyle in this house in the…

1 year ago

Barnyard Basics of Animal Aid — Animal First Aid

Trust your gut when it comes to your animals and their health.  If you’ve been spending quality time with them,…

1 year ago

Raising American Guinea Hogs on the Homestead

Larry and I were married on May Day, an ancient holiday dear to me.  Having everything we needed to start…

1 year ago

Raising Heritage Turkeys on the Homestead: Get a Load of These Gobblers

What started as a seasonal endeavor of raising turkeys for meat, became so much more. It was a pleasure to…

1 year ago

The Mare Someone Threw Away: A Rescue Horse Story

There is a taboo against eating horsemeat here in North America (as well as many other places in the world).  …

2 years ago

Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens

A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind the counter he has to kill his beloved…

2 years ago