Homesteading 2022 Sink or Swim Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is going to affect our homestead lives. Actually, the Russians are being...

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

It’s Winter here on our homestead with at least 12” of snow, ice and temperatures below 0°F at night. We are nice and cozy with our 2...

Being prepared for disasters is about more than beans, bullets, and bandaids. If you are over 45 think about your grandma and grandpa’s...

Many believe heating with firewood to be an art form, when actually it’s just common sense and hard work. The key to firewood production...

Life on a homestead ebbs and flows with the seasons. There are busy times – canning season – and slower times – deep Winter. Our day – to...

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

14 Last Minute Christmas Gifts For Grown-Ups on the Homestead Plus 10 for kids There is less than a week before Christmas 2021 and I am...

Christmas is almost here and everyone is busy with holiday activities. However, now is the time to prepare your garden for next year....

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

Responding to the canning lid shortage, Superb Industries, Inc. partnered with Walnut Creek Foods to begin manufacturing lids. Shipping...

Summer is winding down. School supplies are on store shelves, apples are ripening on the trees, evenings are shorter, and my food...

15 Things You Can Do in February to Prep for Your Gardening Year Traditionally, Winter is the time for taking stock of the past year,...

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...

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Or Aging on the Homestead Bob and I moved to our homestead 16 years ago. At the time we had teenage...

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

This is the 2nd of the 3-unit series on constructing a pond. I will be covering the basic elements of constructing a safe and long-term...

Bob and Polly have a homestead and tree farm in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains where they raise a small herd of British White...

Our daughter, Laura, has written a great article about buying your first dairy goat. She has owned goats for many years and her family...

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