Food preservation is a skill that will pay for itself many times over. When planning dinner, instead of arguing over which take-out to...

Chickens are how it all begins. Intrepid homesteader-wanna-be: “Six chickens. We can get six chickens. That will give us 4-5 eggs a...

A Review: Jackery Solar Generator And How to Make a Unique, Refreshing Summer Drink Earlier this year, we decided to purchase a small...

My grandparents married during the Great Depression. They raised their five children through the Depression and a world war. Money was...

Trail cams record activity day and night. Adding trail cams to your homestead will give you an idea what is happening on your farm.

One of the things that frustrates me most about gardening is not being able to use all the vegetables before they spoil especially root...

My wife says there are only three seasons in Ohio… Summer. Winter. And Mud. Summer lasts 20% of the year, Winter about 15% and Mud makes...

Mechanical Spillways and Improving Pond Habitat A Master Class A well-constructed pond will be enjoyed for generations. This is the third...

As homesteaders/farmers, we are big into “DIY” projects. If we don’t know how, we watch a YouTube video and figure it out. However, pond con

Choosing your first dairy cow is a bit like choosing a husband.I think bringing home Miss Bessie is a lot like that.

Read Estate agents know the key to selling rural property is the listing of a pond or potential pond sites. As a homesteader, we want a...

My family has a long history of wild children. My aunt was one. I have suspicions about my grandfather. These are the kids who fidget at...

In Part 1 of Improving Your Woodlot, I wrote about identifying and killing low quality species, low quality formed trees and diseased and...

Let’s use this event as a trial run. Now you know what an EOTW event can look like and how crazy people get (for toilet paper!!!), don’t be

Improving Your Woodlot A Master Class Part 1 With the present economic uncertainty what can you do to protect your investments,...

As a homesteader, I believe we own our property and the trees that grow there. However, in many communities, there are regulations and res

Chain Saws, Part 3 Safety and Operations In the movie, ‘Dirty Harry’, Clint Eastwood, who plays Harry, does a narration about the...

As a Natural Resources/Vo-Ag teacher since 1971, my school program usually had at least 3 chainsaws each year.

Chain Saws Part 2 Maintenance There will be two weeks on this topic. It is just too big to put all the information in one blog post. As home

As a maple syrup producer, it is time to prepare to tap the trees. We finally got that cold snap and tapping can begin anytime in the next 4