Tag: Homesteading

Chains I Love — Using Log Chains on the Homestead

If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Making Money From Trees on Your Homestead

Most homesteads, even those aiming for very high self-sufficiency, cannot live entirely…

Elizabeth Waddington Elizabeth Waddington

FarmHer Genes: Is Homesteading in your DNA?

I always felt different than my sisters.  We were all born in…

May Woodworth May Woodworth

5 Things We’ve Learned Owning an Intact Buck

Our first couple of years owning Nigerian Dwarf goats, we didn’t have…

Kristin Grant Kristin Grant

Is Homestead Solar Worth It? Real World Answers about Solar Power

Is Solar Power Worth It? I beat the utility company at their…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Better Than I Found It: Simple Organic Gardening Techniques

Homesteaders should never be lumped into a single category—we differ in interests…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Veggie-Beer Chili

So, I’ll start by saying this isn’t your grand-momma’s chili.  That is,…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure By Joseph Jenkins

The Humanure Handbook is a book about sh*t.  Who’d a thunk it? …

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Knowledge in Numbers: Starting a Homestead Community

Like all rewarding endeavors, homesteading on any scale can be difficult and…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Fishing Without Chena: A Touching and Honest Story of a Man and his Dog

I tried to convey the love I felt for her by indirection;…

Clark Johnson Clark Johnson

Garden Therapy: Getting in Touch with Your Roots

My introduction to gardening began with time spent in my grandfather’s garden.…

Laurie Charpentier Laurie Charpentier

My Guardian Donkey: Burden of Beasts

Here on Ivy Hill Farm, there are two epochs: BC (Before Clara)…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

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