Homesteaders often say were first attracted to the lifestyle because of their desire to get out of the rat race. It doesn't take long to…
Birgitt Evans has been gardening since she was a child. Now a resident of Alameda—an eleven square mile island in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay—she’s…
I don't think a homestead can be called complete without at least two goats on it. Why? Because goats can provide milk, meat, and money,…
Over the last ten years or so, and around my various “off the farm” work schedules, I have learned a bit about gardening, preserving 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.…
So as I went on and on about how excited I am that I'm making continuous production yogurt (one of the tastier hobbies I’ve ever…
Homesteaders looking for a profitable venture should consider raising quail. Quail can be raised in small areas, are low maintenance and are inexpensive to raise…
Dairy animals have a salable by-product: offspring. If you have dairy goats, then you have a salable crop each year, but what do you…
When you become a homesteader, you notice how much nature is willing to give to us in return for our love and care. Any…
There is an imaginary picture of "Homesteading" that revolves around being entirely self-sufficient from your land. Chickens for eggs, goats for milk, making your…
I didn’t plan for a home-based business when I expressed concern for natural-based baby-care products for my newborn; I was still trying to wrap…
Introduction to Cannabis Cannabis hasn’t always been a controversial substance. In fact, it wasn’t until the early twentieth century, around the era of alcohol…
