Homesteaders are a resourceful and imaginative group. If you need a tool, a fixture, an egg or heating fuel, there’s…
Women bootleggers put men to shame in the days of Prohibition. Women moonshine smugglers were not unheard of; in fact,…
Once, on a late September day, my dear hubby came home, opened the side door, and jumped back with a…
After waging war on all the germs and bacteria we know are lurking around us, people are finally beginning to…
As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of food. However, many of us have not yet tried…
Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community, but by corporations who want to cash in…
Crunchy, sour, sweet, and spicy, I love pickles. Basically, if you can pickle it, I’ll like it. I must admit,…
We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning about cheesemaking at home can be a fun,…
I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even the best of us can get into a…
As good healthcare becomes more and more expensive and ever more difficult to access in a timely manner, it’s important…
Have you considered what you would do if you could not buy yeast at the grocery store? This is a…
If you’ve never had, or heard of, miso, let me enlighten you. If I were to say, “Japanese fermented soybean…