Homesteading Books

Seeking the Old Ways: Sources for Homesteading Knowledge

Once upon a time, everyone could find an elder, even if it wasn’t in their own family, who had ties…

3 years ago

Prepping: Not Just for Preppers, Anymore

Maybe it’s just me, but for a long while, I was leery of the unknown entity known as the "prepper." …

3 years ago

Shelter from the Machine: Homesteaders in the Age of Capitalism by Jason G. Strange – A Review

Seen within, and from, a broader perspective, modern homesteaders have much in common, even when they come from different backgrounds.…

4 years ago

Generous Fruits – A Survey of American Homesteading: A Book Review

Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the…

4 years ago

The Self-Reliant Homestead by Charles A. Sanders (Book Review)

Charles A. Sanders, author of The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country Skills, has made a career as a Conservation…

5 years ago

Ford Model 8N Operator’s Manual

  Perhaps you’re wondering what sort of character would write a book review about an owner’s manual. Well, I have…

5 years ago

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

Sometimes, a book is so perfect it defies definition. I was given this book as a birthday gift.  Actually, it…

5 years ago

The Real Dirt on Farmer John: A Review

I saw this film on a rainy day in the Bay Area.  I had no preconceptions about it except that…

5 years ago

Mortgage Free! Radical Strategies for Home Ownership By Rob Roy

  If you are embarking on your homesteading experience and faced with building your home on vacant land, popular opinion…

5 years ago

Making Your Small Farm Profitable By Ron Macher

  Ron Macher is the publisher and editor of Small Farm Today magazine and personally farms 80 acres of his…

6 years ago

Heading Home by Lawrence Scanlan Review

Beginning life anew in a country setting is a dream that many city dwellers, and even suburbanites, hold close to…

6 years ago