Rethinking The Weeds
By Mary Ann Lieser
My father tended a beautiful garden most summers of his life. Each late winter he started tomato plants from seed indoors...
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...
Are There Holes In Your Preparedness Plan?
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Providing for your family is a basic self-reliance tenet. I don’t look at myself as a “prepper” (a word referring to folks...
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...


































