Roosters A Plenty
When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa…
Horse Sense Meets Street Smart
I guess that, like most people, I enjoy patting myself on the…
Keeping Skunks at Bay
Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar…
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
You're probably thinking I'm crazy for offering up a soup recipe when…
Buying Land at a Tax Auction: Not So Fast…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…
Summer Vegetable Baked Ziti
I had a cooking show on the TV in the background, as…
Homesteading Blunders
I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or…
Five Weeks from Seed to Table
Growing vegetables from seed is probably one of the greatest pleasures of…
Creamy, Fresh Rhubarb Cake
Recently, my siblings and I were talking about the rhubarb upside-down cake…
Fresh Bruschetta
Last year, a friend of mine planted too many tomatoes and ended…
This Homestead Protected by Mother Nature: Homestead Security
The very nature of living on a homestead is such that it…
Garden Planning Made Easy: Two DIY Garden Planners
In the tens of thousands of years that people have cultivated the…
