Homesteading

Fiscal Fowl Alignment for the Potential Homesteader

If you’re like me, you’ve spent years wanting out of the rat race.  You dream of a homestead where you…

3 years ago

Beginning Thoughts on Keeping Bees

There are a lot of good reasons to have a few hives of honey bees around. For garden and orchard…

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

Being Cheap is Greener Than Being Green

Recently several people have been asking a lot of questions about my solar and wind power, solar hot water, and…

3 years ago

The Meatless Homestead: Making the Move to Vegetarianism

A few years ago, we undertook a radical transformation on our homestead. After seven years of raising animals for meat…

3 years ago

Been There, Done… What? How to Stop Trying to Make Money

Here’s the thing… we recently discovered we’re very rich.  Right now we are only lacking money.  Thankfully, we have pretty…

3 years ago

The Simplest House of All: The Dacha Series

One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves with some sort of shelter. We have all…

3 years ago

Evolution of the Kitchen: From Campfire to Cuisinart (and Back Again?)

As we all know, the evolution of the kitchen — room, concept, purpose, and practicality — began on a camping…

3 years ago

Garden Therapy: Getting in Touch with Your Roots

My introduction to gardening began with time spent in my grandfather’s garden.  His suburban lot was no bigger than 10,000…

3 years ago

The Bear Facts: Teddy’s Story

Not long ago, on a summer jaunt to the northern border of the U.S., my husband Donnie had the impulse…

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

Homesteader FAQs: 10 Frequently Asked Questions You Will Likely Encounter When You Decide to Homestead

In life, it doesn't seem to matter what undertaking you do, be it getting married, changing careers, going into business,…

3 years ago