If you’re like me, you’ve spent years wanting out of the rat race. You dream of a homestead where you…
There are a lot of good reasons to have a few hives of honey bees around. For garden and orchard…
When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not…
Recently several people have been asking a lot of questions about my solar and wind power, solar hot water, and…
A few years ago, we undertook a radical transformation on our homestead. After seven years of raising animals for meat…
Here’s the thing… we recently discovered we’re very rich. Right now we are only lacking money. Thankfully, we have pretty…
One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves with some sort of shelter. We have all…
As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept, purpose, and practicality — began on a camping…
My introduction to gardening began with time spent in my grandfather’s garden. His suburban lot was no bigger than 10,000…
Not long ago, on a summer jaunt to the northern border of the U.S., my husband Donnie had the impulse…
My family and I attended an unschooling conference recently. We were pumped, ready, excited to go and be with people…
In life, it doesn't seem to matter what undertaking you do, be it getting married, changing careers, going into business,…