Tag: Homesteading

Victory Gardens: Winners and Losers

I was born just before the end of World War II.  As…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

The Humble Homestead Donkey: A Royal Farm Friend

Donkeys can be seen across America and in fields around the world.…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

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

The Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Homesteader

Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

Tiny Houses, Big Potential

What is your ideal house-size? Is it 1,000 square-feet? 2,000 square feet…

Nicole Hixon Nicole Hixon

Small-scale Homesteading: How Much Do You Really Need?

I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs.  One in particular chronicles…

Rebecca Long Rebecca Long

Too Close for Comfort: One Woman’s Misadventures in Pasture Creation

I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House, Part Two

Repeat after me, “Blocking, blocking, blocking!” If there is one thing on…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Our Life with Geese: A Mother-Daughter Goose Story

This is the second submission by single-mom and homesteader, Mariann Foster.  Click…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

How a Farmer Grows Grapes in Alaska

When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman

Letters of a Woman Homesteader 1: The Arrival at Burnt Fork

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  The writer of the following letters is a young woman,…

Elinore P. Stewart Elinore P. Stewart

Black Gold: Make Your Own Natural Charcoal

We haven’t set the mountain on fire... yet.  But it is always…

Martina Kuhnert Martina Kuhnert

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