I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others when the subject of chickens is mentioned. It…
When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not…
My family and I attended an unschooling conference recently. We were pumped, ready, excited to go and be with people…
“This is the Yadkin Valley. The wind never stops blowing. That’s why we can grow certain crops here that don’t…
***Warning: this article contains some explicit references to childbirth. If you are the least bit woozy at the thought of…
Half-caff. You coffee drinkers know the term. It’s not quite the "real" thing but still your favorite drink, with enough…
I found myself fitting in well to my new way of life: being a woman, living alone in the middle…
Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the…
I didn’t plan for a home-based business when I expressed concern for natural-based baby-care products for my newborn; I was…
Captain John Smith told the English colonists under his sway “he who shall not work shall not eat.” It…
https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part1/ From the earliest days in the new united states, living involved networking. As we’ve already seen in Part…
https://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/history-of-american-homesteading-part2/ "Come along, come along, make no delay, Come from every nation, come from every way, Our lands they are…