Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the hearts of certain people as long as there have been cities to escape…
I’m feeling rather nostalgic lately. After holding onto my Grandma’s estate in West Virginia for twelve years, my mom and her siblings are finally cleaning…
Nobody’s life is without challenges. But homesteaders are among the demographic of people who often find ourselves butting up against the very edges of our…
I don’t know about you and the folks at your house, but I used to be pretty stupid. When I was single, I ate out…
Antibacterial soap, use-anywhere bleach spray, chlorinated water, antibiotics, not to mention the horror we express if the baby eats some dirt... we are obviously a…
There was a time in my life when from spring to September, and sometimes on into November, I was busy earning my keep harvesting wild…
As a homesteader and a prepper I believe in having stored food. However, there's the smart way to do it and the dumb way…
There is an imaginary picture of "Homesteading" that revolves around being entirely self-sufficient from your land. Chickens for eggs, goats for milk, making your…
Three years ago, my husband decided to start growing an aphrodisiac in our urban postage-stamp property. I was as turned on as he was…
Of all the names people call homesteaders—come on, you know we are easy to talk about— there is one that really gets my goat:…
After waging war on all the germs and bacteria we know are lurking around us, people are finally beginning to understand that some bacteria…
Crunchy, sour, sweet, and spicy, I love pickles. Basically, if you can pickle it, I’ll like it. I must admit, though, that the first…
