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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too … From Scratch!
By Jenny Stephenson Homesteading, romantic in thought, can at times be overwhelming! Let’s be honest, don’t we all love the idea of homesteading? It seems so “glorified” like on Little House on the...
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Embracing Simplicity
By Eric Osborn Why Embrace a Simple Life? There are many reasons why people seek to adopt a simpler lifestyle. Being a former Boy Scout, my journey began from the Scout motto “Always Be Prepared.” I...
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DIY Sun Oven: Making the Most of Solar Heat
By Mimi Mason Every year, I wait. After a season of gray skies and snow, and another of stormy skies and heavy rain, we are finally gifted with a blue sky, and a bright sun. I soak up every last ray...
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Bison Pumps: Reviewing Our Water Preparedness
By Lisa Barthuly Water is the top priority when thinking “preparedness.” Without water, the rest of our preparations really don’t matter. We have water on our land. A fantastic, producing well....
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Loving Winter!
By Jaimie Bauer Do you have the winter blues? I’ve been hearing some wishful comments lately centered on this theme: “Is winter over yet?” Winter can be hard! This is my third winter living off grid...
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Can You Take a Vacation from Your Homestead?
By Renata Finch It is always difficult to leave the homestead, even for a short period of time. There is no one who can care for your homestead the way you do. However, it is healthy for you to take...
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Planning for all Things HOME
By Renata Finch Having a homestead comes with enormous blessings, but there are certainly some unique challenges involved as well. Owning numerous animals that all have different needs ensures that...
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Be Prepared: What Should You Carry in Your Car Every Day?
By Alyce Repko In 1961, my parents decided to drive to Florida for a Christmas vacation. Unprecedented, and never to be repeated again, we embarked on the 24-hour drive that took two days. Driving...
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Slow Cooker Lard
By Samantha Martin Lard. It is one of the most versatile and useful items to occupy the kitchen of any homesteading or health conscious person. Lard is used in many recipes, including biscuits and pie...
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8 Ways to Prepare for a Tornado
By Sharla Orren Last night a tornado struck a town not far from mine. We went to help with the cleanup effort. It was amazing to see the amount of damage that a tornado can do in just a few minutes....
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The Hard Scrabble Life: Why I Don’t Call it Failure
By Esther Emery When I came home last Sunday, from a rare weekend away, I found a herd of elk trampling my garden. The huge and heavy-hoofed animals had already tramped through the potatoes, nibbled...
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Protect Your Family from Snakes on the Homestead
By Jaimie Bauer I really hate snakes. I mean I really hate them! I realize that there are some good ones that are beneficial, and I am practical enough to recognize their benefit and not wish them all...
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Realistic Homesteading Dreams
By Alexis Griffee Homesteading and self-reliance is the talk of the town at the moment. It is cool to homestead. This trend is a great thing. It has brought many people back to their roots and...
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Gathering Wood: What Memories are Made Of
By Sherri Lyons It’s fascinating how things we hated as children can turn out to be some of our fondest memories. I have many good memories of growing up on a small homestead. One of those memories...
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Selecting and Starting Seeds
By Stephanie Oaks The seeds that you select for your growing space is one of the most important decisions you will make in your growing experience. Plants are constantly adapting and interacting with...
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Winter in a Yurt with Three Children
By Esther Emery Some people think we’re crazy. Some think we’re the lucky ones. The wise know it’s both. For three winters now our family has lived off-grid in a 20-foot yurt. That’s 314 square...
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Growing Up Hunting: Shaping Who I am Today
By Dani Grate When you are born into a family of hunters, I guess you really don’t have any idea that not everyone hunts, especially girls. I was born in a rural town in northern Nevada.As I grew up I...
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How to use Herbs and Essential Oils for Health
Have you made changes in your environment, cleaning products and food consumption to get healthier and reduce the amount of toxins you and your family are exposed to? Have you ever been let down by...
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
By Kristi Cook A self-sufficient lifestyle is not for the faint of heart—as many before me have noted in their own writings. Mastering the skills required on a homestead brings an inherent learning...
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The Joy of Wildcrafting
By Enola Gay Paratus It began with an afternoon nature walk—the most anticipated portion of our homeschool science class. Armed with notebooks, pencils, and an endless curiosity, the children settled...
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