Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women
By Tom Kovach
There is an old maxim about exercise: “The best exercise is the one you are willing to do.”
For us rural folk, one...
Working My Way Up — Part 1: Living In A Storage Shed
By Setanta O’Ceillaigh
It was not my intention to live in such small housing, but necessity is the drive of all creation. I had lived...
Keeping Clean
By Angeline Hawkes
Bar soap. Baking Soda. Salt. Bleach. These four cleansers can be used to clean wounds, keep up with hygiene, wash dishes, implements,...
The circle of homesteading
By Patrice Lewis
It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn.
My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...


































