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Waste Not, Want Not: Repurposing on the Homestead
Growing up in the rural Midwest, and being a child not unlike…
Permaculture: The Truly Sustainable Way of Life
What is Permaculture? Permanent agriculture. A system for feeding and caring for…
Signpost to Simplicity: Wanda Urbanska Points the Way
If you have a television, you’ve probably seen the PBS series, Simple…
Hooch and Hell Raisin’: Women Bootleggers
Women bootleggers put men to shame in the days of Prohibition. Women…
Throwing in the Towel: How to Move to the Country Fast and Cheap
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall…
The Blair Colony: Freed Slaves Homesteading in the Dakota Territory
In the space of a few short months, two momentous and highly…
Gilliard Farms: Snapshots in Time from Black Farmers in America
Down on the southern Georgia coast, there was a time when you…
Happy Homestead Quilting: Quilt Patterns You’ll Love
If you’re a quilter you may have started on a whim because…
Wintertime on the Homestead
Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…
Humidifying Your Homestead for a Healthier Winter
The subtitle of this article could be “Don’t Do What I Did.” …