Small-scale turkey farming is an excellent income source for homesteaders. They have interesting personalities and are suitable for homesteads with children. Because they can companion…
Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty. Nevertheless, during past days and even current times, because of its size and…
We don’t often think of winter as a prime time to harvest. It’s cold, the ground might be frozen, and nothing is really growing. Almost…
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…
The subtitle of this article could be “Don’t Do What I Did.” Well, don’t do what I did wrong, anyway, just do what I did…
Happy New Year, Homesteader! Another year is behind us, a fresh slate is in front of us. Most of us will participate in the time-honored…
Peboan and Seegwun is a Chippewa allegory. This is another example of one of Jane Schoolcraft's translated stories that found its way into Longfellow's The…
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…
They came from the city. They were prepared. They were prepared for the complete collapse of world civilization, and with it, the demise of the…
There's something romantic or heartwarming about seeing a home in a clearing in the woods or down a lane with a glow of lamps or…
When my kids were little, someone gave me a recipe for maple-flavored syrup. I remember them telling me that it tasted just like the store-bought…
If you’re like me, the shorter days and cooler temps bring on urges quite similar to those experienced by the wild critters this time of…