Tag: Women

Countdown to the Country: Ten Steps on the Road to Your Homestead

Bravo to those already on their own land, who are old hands…

Bonnie Lavigne Bonnie Lavigne

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

Too Close for Comfort: One Woman’s Misadventures in Pasture Creation

I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

Our Life with Geese: A Mother-Daughter Goose Story

This is the second submission by single-mom and homesteader, Mariann Foster.  Click…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

Letters of a Woman Homesteader 1: The Arrival at Burnt Fork

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  The writer of the following letters is a young woman,…

Elinore P. Stewart Elinore P. Stewart

Making a Life, Not a Living: A Single Parent’s Journey

I couldn't say the exact date I started single-parent homesteading since it…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

The Profitable Homestead: How to Take Your Homestead from Hobby to Profit

It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Living in the Sticks (and the Single Girl)

Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy. …

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Aprons: A Cover Story

Just when I thought that my one apron, Old Faithful was all…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

A Homesteader Visits Sudan

I walked off the plane in March expecting to get smacked in…

Elena Robinson Elena Robinson

FarmHer Genes: Is Homesteading in your DNA?

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

May Woodworth May Woodworth