Tag: Homesteading

Quick-pickled Red Onions

Crunchy, sour, sweet, and spicy, I love pickles.  Basically, if you can…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

Relief for Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac: The Poisonous Triplets

"Oh My Heavens! It's in My Bellybutton!" Taming the Poisonous Triplets The…

Martina Kuhnert Martina Kuhnert

The Benefits of Bats on the Homestead

Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. For centuries,…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Free Eats! Combating the Rising Cost of Food

I try really hard to keep within our food budget. I also…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet

Whole-wheat Irish Soda Bread

While editing an article on goat-milk products this week, and I got…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

Weird Things to Grow and Market on the Homestead

It’s a fact that, as a species, we bore easily.  Curious beings…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne

Growing Horseradish on the Homestead

Growing horseradish on your homestead offers several benefits.  First, it is a…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Fresh Guacamole

They’ve had the most amazing, rich, buttery, perfectly-perfect avocados at my local…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

The $8.16 Do-It-Yourself Garden Irrigator

Editor's Note: This article was written many years ago, but still holds…

Bruce Andis Bruce Andis

5 Ways to Grow Food in Small Spaces

I have been gardening for about six years and, up until a…

Becca Radin Becca Radin

Undeservingly Unpopular Garden Plants to Try 

If a garden were a high school, Zucchini and Tomato would probably…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

Spring Turkeys

Whether you’re a follower of the “Good Book” or not, the time-honored…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

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