Homesteading women

Going to the Birds! How I Turned Chicken Pellets into Cash

I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others when the subject of chickens is mentioned.  It…

3 years ago

To Sew or Not to Sew

When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not…

3 years ago

I’m From the Universe and I’m Here to Help

My family and I attended an unschooling conference recently.  We were pumped, ready, excited to go and be with people…

3 years ago

How Does a House Become a Homestead? A Visit to Soaring Eagle Farm

“This is the Yadkin Valley.  The wind never stops blowing.  That’s why we can grow certain crops here that don’t…

4 years ago

Using a Midwife: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Project

***Warning: this article contains some explicit references to childbirth.  If you are the least bit woozy at the thought of…

4 years ago

Half-Caff Country: A Chicken Comedy

Half-caff.  You coffee drinkers know the term.  It’s not quite the "real" thing but still your favorite drink, with enough…

4 years ago

The Day the Fires Came Through

I found myself fitting in well to my new way of life: being a woman, living alone in the middle…

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

Lessons Learned When Starting a Home-based Business

I didn’t plan for a home-based business when I expressed concern for natural-based baby-care products for my newborn; I was…

5 years ago

The History of American Homesteading, Part 1: He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat

  Captain John Smith told the English colonists under his sway “he who shall not work shall not eat.” It…

6 years ago

The History of American Homesteading, Part 2: The Little Cabin at Sinking Spring

  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…

6 years ago

The History of American Homesteading, Part 3: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm

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…

6 years ago