My father is a special guy and I would like to tell you about one of the memories I have of him from my childhood and youth. Dad grew up in Newport, RI and was an avid fisherman. Honest, he …
In recent years I’ve had learn or invent some vegan recipes due to health (allergy) issues experienced by some family members. Fortunately, though my knee jerk impression to the word “vegan” is to understand it as meaning “doesn’t taste so …
Ruth Bible Pole Bean is living history. It was cultivated by the Bouy family, in Kentucky, from at least 1832. I remember reading about this bean in the very first Seed Savers Exchange yearbook I received, as a new member, …
We first started raising rabbits 38 years ago. Jerreth and I were newlywed. We rented a small homestead in Arkansas for year, and we inherited some meat rabbits with their cages. During that year I became absolutely enthralled with meat …
Have you ever encountered a time when you think you planted and did everything right, yet your beans don’t produce? I frequent a number of gardening forums on the internet, and hear about this problem every year. I’ve dealt with …
Sourdough isn’t that difficult. Just last week I decided to try an experiment, to see how quickly I could get up and running with sourdough, starting by making a brand new culture and taking the process all the way to …
A Cooking Trick Hey all, As a homesteader, my family and I raise chickens for both eggs and meat. There’s a trick though that you might want to consider doing when you cook using eggs. I want to share that …
Bringing Home A New Species? Hey all, Over a period of years, my family has gradually grown our homestead to include several different species of animals. Over the course of those years, I have observed that there are questions …
One of the more challenging skills for a new gardener is knowing how to water the garden. Offhand, one would think, “How hard can it be?” Yet, this is an acquired skill. No one has it “straight out of the …
The Importance Of Community Hey all, Occasionally, as much as we like homesteading, we do have to travel. I’m sure you all occasionally do too. What on earth do you do when you have to travel and you have something …