Matilda Jackson: Making a Home on the Last Frontier
Sometimes the best plans go awry, and for intrepid female Matilda Glover…
Bamewawagezhikaquay: The most famous person you never heard of.
I'd like to introduce you to an extraordinary life, that of the…
Helen Nearing, Twentieth Century Pioneer
March is Women’s History Month, and it seemed fitting to me that…
The View from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House: A True Pioneer Woman
“The days of wilderness adventure are not past! The pioneer spirit is…
Learn to Earn: Ten Books Every Homesteader Should Read
The rise in popularity of the homesteading lifestyle is a good thing…
Music Carriers of the Southern Appalachians: Sharing History Through Song
If you’ve ever traveled through the southern Appalachian Mountains, you will immediately…
Ruminations on Ruminants: a Goatherd’s Diary on Kidding
It's midnight in the goat shed. The winter sky is black and…
What I Learned About Patience, Parenting, and Poop
No one tells you how much of homesteading is just… waiting! As…
