Tag: Homesteading

Designing an Herb Garden

Herbs are easy to grow as most of them are generally undemanding,…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Easy as Pie: The Myth of Simple Living

To a generation who grew up on Lassie, Little House on the…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Cheesy Green Chile Grits

If you're looking for a quick dish for brunch this weekend, you…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

Farmers of Fungi: Growing Mushrooms and Mycorrhizae in Your Vegetable Patch

In the last 40 years, human understanding of fungi, and their role…

Dustin Eirdosh Dustin Eirdosh

Avocado Egg Salad

Like many kids, Easter was one of my favorite holidays growing up.…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

Are you a Wanna Bee? Build a Solitary-bee House

What is it about bees or beekeeping that is so scary?  If…

Melody Cox Melody Cox

Pros & Cons of Living in an Alternative Home: Steel Quonset

There’s something special about building your own home, whether you build it…

Kristin Grant Kristin Grant

Bream, Bass, & Butterflies: Building Multi-use Ponds on the Homestead

Now here’s a picture for you...  Imagine looking out over a small…

Ed Mashburn Ed Mashburn

Getting Greasy: A Beginner’s Guide to Infusing Oils

Ready to get your hands dirty this winter? Infusing oils is a…

Lyza Hayn Lyza Hayn

Classic Hummus

Hummus has been enjoyed in many parts of the world for centuries…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton

Willa Cather: My Ántonia and the Settlement of the Great Plains

"There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Homesteading with Dogs: Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends

If I had to give a label to our Akbash/Great Pyrenees dogs…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

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