Perhaps you’re wondering what sort of character would write a book review about an owner’s manual. Well, I have to admit that I don’t…
Like many folks who need to work on things, I started out with an old pickup truck. I loved this truck. It never gave…
Raising angora rabbits and selling their fur or yarn has been an idea for extra income that I’ve been exploring for several years now.…
In the first article of this series, Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part One: Ingredient Basics, I discussed how cheesemaking ingredients and processes contribute to the…
Guiding your homestead milk to its destiny as a farmstead cheese can seem onerous enough without contemplating the role of our dairy-related fungal friends. …
Learn How to Sharpen Knives at Home - Basic Knife Sharpening It only took me about 40 years to learn how to really sharpen…
We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning about cheesemaking at home can be a fun, easy project. Cutting into…
One of the greatest blessings of spring are babies and if you have goats on your homestead, you probably have kids running around this…
One man's trash is another's treasure, or in my case, his trash is my container garden. It started two years ago with an experiment.…
It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby farm to the next level, but there are quite a few factors…
As I ponder my kitchen, which is a total wreck, I see an opportunity to prepare something delicious. Even though I have no sink,…
Winter is approaching and that means we can look forward to more reading, browsing through seed catalogs, holiday celebrations with family...and the flu. Flu…
Let’s face it: at some point in life, there is a distinct possibility that you will, in fact, have to make a trip to…
When the scraper first hits the compacted, manure-laden hay it feels like concrete. There's just no easy way of getting through that top layer,…
When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not make the mental list.…
Some of my earliest memories were of gluing paper together to make something in kindergarten. My materials then were pieces of construction paper cut…
Mead: in the western world, the very word conjures images of warriors in leathers drinking from horns or human skulls. Despite this barbarous image,…
In an era where all things labeled "do-it-yourself" or "DIY" are gaining popularity, making cheese at home is having a sort of modern-day renaissance…
When I was a kid, my family was fueled by convenience foods. With two working parents, the idea of coming home and preparing a…
Chances are if you look around your homestead you will find many items that you no longer need or want. Whether they are broken, outdated…
