In this post we help you come up with a plan to find your forever homestead. One that you can truly be proud to call home. From writing your homestead wish list to evaluating a piece of property to making a preliminary plan, this post will help.
Starting Your Homestead Off Right
In this post we examine taking your property and turning it into your dream. We cover setting homestead goals, deciding if we want to make an income off our property, how we go about making an income if we wish, and implementing our plan. This is a post that will help new homesteaders be miles […]
Foraging: It’s More Than Just Berries
Want to learn what plants are edible? What plants are medicinal? This post will help you get started off on the right foot.
Using the Signs to Predict the Weather
We cover a lot of the old ways that people predicted the weather before there was the television and internet. I still use several of these signs today and am just as accurate as the folks who are paid to guess what is going to happen next.
Are Farmer’s Markets Under Attack?
Changes are happening all over the country to farmer’s markets. The farmer’s markets barely resemble the markets I remember as a child. Some changes are good, some not so much. We explore the changes that are happening locally and I would love to hear what is happening in your neck of the woods. There will […]
Every Family Should Can
Canning can be very rewarding and doesn’t have to be difficult. We cover basic equipment, how to can crushed tomatoes, and vegetable soup. I also include some cheats if your garden isn’t big enough to provide everything you need.
