History of the Outhouse: The Poo Papers, Part 1
Okay, raise your hand if you have ever used a privy. My…
Homemade Applesauce: Accept No Substitutes!
My husband Donnie was raised near the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina,…
Turkey Day… or Should It Be “Corn Day”?
I admit, I am very pro-Thanksgiving. What's not to like about Turkey…
Sylvester Graham and His Wonderful Cracker: History of Graham Crackers
Long before I'd heard of Sylvester Graham, when I was a child,…
Non-Electric Dreamin’: Lehman’s Store Serves the Amish, Homesteaders, and the Big Wide World
Jay Lehman had a dream. It was a modest dream. But the…
Brassica: The Queen of Greens
I recently had breakfast with my three-year old granddaughter, Josephine, in a…
Can You Double-Dig It? The Teachings of Rudolf Steiner
In the fall of 1980, I found myself on a hillside in…
Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton: A Legend in His Own Time
I first learned about Popcorn Sutton by trawling the viewing options on…
Medical Folkways in America – Part One: Maggots, Hairballs, and Eels
I was reading through some old books looking for information on this…
Where There Is No Doctor: A Manual for All Reasons
I’ve been engaged in a “healthcare debate” in my head for years. …
Prehistoric Homesteaders: A Meditation
A couple weeks ago I was vacationing in the Painted Desert and…