Early Spring Wild Edibles: It’s Time to Go Foraging!
Leaves are unfurling in the masses, enjoying the warm sun and gentle…
Soil-Making Magic: The Secret Witches’ Spell for the Perfect Garden
Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? …
Making The Most Of Shade: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Shade Garden
How to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up…
Baking Bread from Home Milled Flour
For some baking bread is an art, for some a hobby, while…
It’s Just Business: Creating a Business Plan for Your Homestead
Homesteaders are not afraid of hard work and do not collapse when…
Wintertime on the Homestead
Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…
Pick the Perfect Poultry for Your Homestead: A Beginner’s Guide
Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there's a…
Homestead Gift-giving Guide: The Best Gifts for Homesteaders
I remember at least one of my Christmas gifts from 1970. I…
Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings
Winter is a lot like death and taxes… it’s one of the…
Grow Beyond Your Zone: Easy Hügelkultur Beds for Citrus, Olives, and More
My husband loves olives, so it was no surprise to me that…
Homesteader’s Guide to Emergency Childbirth
I’d like to talk to you about how to handle an emergency…
The One-acre Orchard
The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…