August 3, 2021
If it’s a cliche that homesteaders tend to be homeschoolers, I now fit the stereotype. But why? In my last blog, I talked a bit about […]
August 1, 2021
Why are so many homesteaders also homeschoolers? For most of my life, I dreamed about the former, and scorned the prospect of the latter. Not because […]
July 15, 2021
Midsummer with its baked earth, scorching temperatures, and choking clusters of weeds makes the cool, moist soil of spring seem a lifetime ago. The spinach and […]
July 1, 2021
When Thomas Jefferson penned the phrase that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” were among the inalienable rights of men, many historians believe that the […]
June 29, 2021
Before we’d even moved onto our farm, we found ourselves at odds with a neighbor. What happened was this: my husband and a contractor friend of […]
June 23, 2021
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it” (Goethe) One of my joys these last few years has been watching people move forward with […]
June 11, 2021
This site contains affiliate links for which compensation is given in exchange for product promotion. If you’re like me, you’ve stood at the checkout counter […]
June 3, 2021
Every time you turn around, you find someone jumping into homesteading. Fantastic, right? But why the explosion in interest? Is it disenchantment with modern living? An […]
December 26, 2020
With so many of the holiday traditions we enjoy as a family closed or at limited capacity this year, I started to get a bit Scrooge-like […]