Just Like Grandma Used to Do: Homesteading Role Models
My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on…
Never a Dull Moment: A Homesteader’s Rant
My life has changed drastically since choosing this rural life. When I…
Willa Cather: My Ántonia and the Settlement of the Great Plains
"There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the…
Homesteading with Dogs: Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends
If I had to give a label to our Akbash/Great Pyrenees dogs…
Living to Tell the Homesteading Tale
Life is full of surprises, and few people would have known that…
Inside a Sharecropper’s Garden: Growing Food in the Inner-city
Birgitt Evans has been gardening since she was a child. Now a…
Signpost to Simplicity: Wanda Urbanska Points the Way
If you have a television, you’ve probably seen the PBS series, Simple…
Hooch and Hell Raisin’: Women Bootleggers
Women bootleggers put men to shame in the days of Prohibition. Women…
Throwing in the Towel: How to Move to the Country Fast and Cheap
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall…
Right On, Sister! The Feminization of Farming in North America
There has always been a female face to agriculture: the tough homesteader…
