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 […]
June 24, 2020
Long before Amazon delivery vans dotted the roads, the means for many to get their goods delivered was the huckster route. What was a huckster? When […]
January 2, 2020
Bleak, chilly days and less opportunity to forage can give farm animals the winter doldrums. The presence of hawks, combined with reduced foliage for cover, means […]
December 13, 2019
Getting stranded overnight in the sleepy, snowy town of Silver Pines is not on city girl Lauren Henderson’s holiday wish list. But her brief stay proves […]
November 27, 2019
Courtesy of my grandmother’s archives, enjoy a few of these Pennsylvania Dutch* sayings (those of you who speak German will recognize its sentence structure cropping up […]
July 29, 2019
Little did we know when we brought home our very first batch of chicks from the feed store that, among the supposed 12 pullets, were two […]
July 20, 2019
Homesteading is a mindset shift as much as it is a way of life. And for all its noble goals of thrift, simplicity, independence, and back […]
April 14, 2019
“A penny saved is a penny earned” says the old proverb – being careful with your money is as valuable as having a supplemental income! Americans […]
March 21, 2019
If you want to maximize your time and the use of your land, keeping a homesteading journal is a terrific tool in your belt. Whether you […]