Tag: Homesteading

Drawing a Circle in the Sand

The following is a true story.  Names have not been changed to…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

The Magical World of Mycelium: Growing Mushrooms on the Homestead

Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders.  They make good…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Homesteading vs. Smallholding: Observations from Both Sides of the Pond

I am here to tell you about how homesteading in the United…

Katy Runacres Katy Runacres

Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers

Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…

May Woodworth May Woodworth

Homesteading for Retirement

In readying for retirement, the world changed. As a result, we redirected…

Brenda Curkendall Brenda Curkendall

Dutch-oven Cooking

The casserole bubbles invitingly, the coals underneath glow brightly as the aroma…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

A View You Can Eat: Common Edible Flowers

I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Alpacas: The Ultimate in Exotics

Alpacas, the woolly, smaller cousins to the llama, are regarded worldwide as…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga

Future Homesteading

What is the Future of Homesteading? I have to make the confession…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Planning the Homestead Orchard

For most folks just moving to the country, there are many choices…

Ed Mashburn Ed Mashburn

Sylvester Graham and His Wonderful Cracker: History of Graham Crackers

Long before I'd heard of Sylvester Graham, when I was a child,…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Unschooling: The World is Our Classroom

I am hesitant to write this piece and declare to the world…

Kelly Ramos Kelly Ramos

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