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Rhubarb: The Garden’s Tart Treat

Zucchini: The Most Versatile Fruit In Your Garden

In the garden

Fresh Figs

By Kristina Seleshanko When we moved to our 15 acre homestead, I was thrilled to adopt a mature orchard. Most of the common fruit trees...

Gardening After Sixty

Rhubarb: The Pioneers’ Pie Plant

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Grow Your Own Salad Greens

In the workshop

Mobile Home Roof Repair

A-Frame Huts For Small Animals

The $12 workbench

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

In the self-reliant home

An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

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...

Little Ones On The Homestead

By Melissa SouzaEverywhere I go around the homestead I have four little ones following close behind me, two of which always have their boots...

In the barnyard

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...

Managing the dairy goat buck

Easy shepherding with Shetland sheep

These Six Easy Tips Will Help Protect Your Dog’s Health

Off To A Good Start — Newborn Goats And The First...

In the woods

The Many Uses Of The Slippery Elm Tree

Dangerous Snakes Of The Backwoods

7 Plants To Forage In Summer

Harvesting Wild Blackberries

Impromptu Shelters

Harvesting Wild Plants For Food And Medicinal Purposes

In the kitchen

Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Homemade Condiments Add A Gourmet Touch To Almost Any Meal

Bean And Pumpkin Soup

Stuffed Vegetables

Zucchini: The Most Versatile Fruit In Your Garden

Farmer’s Cheese

Feta Cheese

Holiday Treats