Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen water-troughs, frostbitten ears on calves, milk frozen in buckets, salt feeders buried under…
Nobody’s life is without challenges. But we homesteaders are among the demographic of people who often find ourselves butting up against the very edges of…
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 to…
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 own…
I absolutely enjoy a good crunchy pickle, and I want my pickles when I want them. That’s why I decided to make quick pickles, and…
Let’s face it, cooking from scratch can be a pain. It’s time-consuming, often messy, and requires a lot of patience. Most of us are stuck…
Summer’s bounty will soon be rolling in from the gardens, berry groves, and orchards. Those of us engaged in raising our own food will be…
Once, on a late September day, my dear hubby came home, opened the side door, and jumped back with a yelp. A dense mass of…
It was strawberry season again. Strawberries are so good and so inexpensive around here. Despite the heavy rains in the early spring, late May promised…
After waging war on all the germs and bacteria we know are lurking around us, people are finally beginning to understand that some bacteria is…
My connection with figs began early. I would have been no older than four when we moved to a little brick house in Greensboro, North…
As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of food. However, many of us have not yet tried the ancient art of fermentation. That…