Tag: Women

Life Beyond The Longships: Viking Culture

They came from the land of ice and snow. They raided, they…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

Half-Caff Country: A Chicken Comedy

Half-caff.  You coffee drinkers know the term.  It’s not quite the "real"…

T. Zoe Kimmel T. Zoe Kimmel

Stay-at-Homesteader Mom: Parents Leaving Corporate America

"Don’t you think you’re being irresponsible?" "Think about your kids’ future." "You’ve…

Jamie Baddorf Jamie Baddorf

Bridges Burned, Fingers Crossed: My Homesteading Adventure Begins

The bush-hogging is done.  The perimeter fence will go up next week,…

Julie O'Neil Julie O'Neil

Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading

Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

The Mare Someone Threw Away: A Rescue Horse Story

There is a taboo against eating horsemeat here in North America (as…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

Going to the Birds! How I Turned Chicken Pellets into Cash

I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others…

Anita Gerber Anita Gerber

FarmHer Genes: Is Homesteading in your DNA?

I always felt different than my sisters.  We were all born in…

May Woodworth May Woodworth

Just Like Grandma Used to Do: Homesteading Role Models

My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on…

Bobbi-Jo Irwin Bobbi-Jo Irwin

The Day the Fires Came Through

I found myself fitting in well to my new way of life:…

Colleen Armstrong Colleen Armstrong

Never a Dull Moment: A Homesteader’s Rant

My life has changed drastically since choosing this rural life. When I…

Cynthia O'Neil Cynthia O'Neil

Homesteading Later in Life

At sixty years old, I live alone in a circle of trees…

Betty Taylor Betty Taylor

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