Here at Exclamation Pointe, autumn is a tranquil time when the subtle shift in the winds and the gradual drop in the temperatures, foretell of…
If you live beyond the sidewalks (or are planning to move there) you need a homestead gig to sustain yourself; you need money—either to stay…
Drowning in milk? Have enough cheese and yogurt to last for more than a decade? It’s time to learn how to make milk soap from…
Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into Dad’s 1978 powder-blue Dodge pickup and headed fifteen miles north to a dairy…
Many of us got interested in homesteading as a way to escape the rat race only to discover—surprise, surprise!—you still need money on a homestead.…
If you are looking for something different to market from your homestead, consider African violets. Even if you have never grown or sold flowers before,…
Homesteaders have long been some of the most creative folks around. We’re a race of putterers, always tinkering and patching things together. When faced with…
I love the hard, dirty work that goes along with homesteading but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the fancy, scented soaps and lotions at…
When I tell people I tan snakeskins and animal hides, they politely try to make the disgust on their face look like surprise and interest. …
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…
“Can you please bring more cups? We keep selling out.” That’s what the owner of the antique shop said to me not too long ago.…
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,…
