Are you a Wanna Bee? Build a Solitary-bee House
What is it about bees or beekeeping that is so scary? If…
Pros & Cons of Living in an Alternative Home: Steel Quonset
There’s something special about building your own home, whether you build it…
Bream, Bass, & Butterflies: Building Multi-use Ponds on the Homestead
Now here’s a picture for you... Imagine looking out over a small…
Getting Greasy: A Beginner’s Guide to Infusing Oils
Ready to get your hands dirty this winter? Infusing oils is a…
Willa Cather: My Ántonia and the Settlement of the Great Plains
"There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the…
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…
Your Medicinal Garden: Ten Herbs to Plant This Spring
Come spring, the nursery catalogs will be arriving in the mail. All…
The Three Sisters Legacy: The Science Behind Companion Planting
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as having some know-it-all tell you why…
Waste Not, Want Not: Repurposing on the Homestead
Growing up in the rural Midwest, and being a child not unlike…
Permaculture: The Truly Sustainable Way of Life
What is Permaculture? Permanent agriculture. A system for feeding and caring for…
