Rhubarb: The Pioneers’ Pie Plant

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson  Rhubarb was first cultivated in China in pre-medieval times and eventually was traded along the famous Silk Road to Russia and most...

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,...

An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh After two very productive gardens and two winters of dehydrating food, I found I had a substantial amount of dried goods in...

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...

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