Birgitt Evans has been gardening since she was a child. Now a resident of Alameda—an eleven square mile island in…
Homesteaders looking for a money-making venture should consider raising quail for profit. Quail can be raised in small areas, are…
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea. It was…
One man's trash is another's treasure, or in my case, his trash is my container garden. Container gardening in the…
Turning a 1928 Bungalow into a Farmhouse and Other Misadventures America in 1928 was a decadent place for some. Those…
When most people think of homesteading, visions of sprawling pastures and big red barns come to mind. Even after the recent…
"Don’t you think you’re being irresponsible?" "Think about your kids’ future." "You’ve worked so hard to get here, and now…
I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs. One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a…
I have been gardening for about six years and, up until a few months ago, I was living in a…
For centuries now, owning a home or plot of land has been a linchpin in the mythology of the American…