Tag: Guides

Early Spring Wild Edibles: It’s Time to Go Foraging!

Leaves are unfurling in the masses, enjoying the warm sun and gentle…

Cheryl Magyar Cheryl Magyar

Soil-Making Magic: The Secret Witches’ Spell for the Perfect Garden

Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? …

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Making The Most Of Shade: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Shade Garden

How to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up…

Michael Feldmann Michael Feldmann

Baking Bread from Home Milled Flour

For some baking bread is an art, for some a hobby, while…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman

It’s Just Business: Creating a Business Plan for Your Homestead

Homesteaders are not afraid of hard work and do not collapse when…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Wintertime on the Homestead

Snow, ice, sleet, and wind.  Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…

April Freeman April Freeman

Pick the Perfect Poultry for Your Homestead: A Beginner’s Guide

Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there's a…

Lisa Lombardo Lisa Lombardo

Homestead Gift-giving Guide: The Best Gifts for Homesteaders

I remember at least one of my Christmas gifts from 1970.  I…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings

Winter is a lot like death and taxes… it’s one of the…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Grow Beyond Your Zone: Easy Hügelkultur Beds for Citrus, Olives, and More

My husband loves olives, so it was no surprise to me that…

Annelise Burlett Annelise Burlett

Homesteader’s Guide to Emergency Childbirth

I’d like to talk to you about how to handle an emergency…

Magdalena Alvarez Magdalena Alvarez

The One-acre Orchard

The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters