My favorite pair of linen pants just wasn’t up to the hard work that is required on the homestead. Last summer, I tore a big enough hole into them that they were unwearable (those blackberry bushes are

If you missed episodes 1, 2, and 3, you can find the write-ups here, here, and here. We are now onto episode 4 of The Edwardian Farm put out by the BBC. This wonderful documentary takes us back to a simpler

Home fermentation is a multifaceted blessing in the household. It turns fresh veggies into a deliciously living preserved form, reduces waste (from not buying plastic-wrapped store bought food), and offers

Spring is upon us! That means that there will be a whole host of edible wild plants to be enjoyed. And it doesn't matter if you are in the city or in the country, wild foods can be found just about everywhere.

Have you ever experienced culture shock? It usually is something that comes up when you move to a different part of the country or even a different country altogether and take in all of the changes in

If you missed episode 1 and 2, you can find the write-ups here and here. On to episode 3! For those of you just joining us, Edwardian Farm is a show put out by the BBC. It follows the story of a British

Sourdough bread was once a really intimidating attempt for me. I carefully read recipes, precisely scheduled rise times, and hoped for the dubious best when I put those lumps of dough in the oven. But

If you missed episode 1, you can find the write-up here. We are now on episode 2 of The Edwardian Farm put out by the BBC. If you have not heard of this show, the idea is that 3 modern people (Alex, Ruth,

Every once in a while, Andrew and I pick up new books at a library sale (back home in Ohio, our local library would sell excess books by the paper bag. Whatever you could fit into it was $5. Pretty good

We woke up this morning to about a quarter inch of ice covering everything. Although this makes the ground tricky to walk on, and it makes trees a bit more dangerous, it also makes for a beautiful and

As a homesteader, I often have to cut down trees. And I am aware that cutting down trees is one of the most dangerous things that you can do on the homestead. It is not something that you want to undertake

We recently finished our series on the BBC's show called The Victorian Farm. In the show, a historian (Ruth) and two archaeologists (Peter and Alex) lived on a Victorian-age farm for a whole year. They

A few days ago, I put up a post about how we just installed our first bat house. I made the bat house back when we were in Ohio, so it had been waiting a long time to be put up in the proper location.

The Cranium Stadium As always, before we get into this week’s challenge, I must first announce last week’s winner. Winner from Week #5 @doughtaker Great work, @doughtaker! You were the only one who was

We are now at the 6th, and final, episode of The Victorian Farm by the BBC. You can watch the episode for yourself here: The Victorian Farm Episode 6 <Introduction Peter, Ruth, and Alex have lived on

Another video being transported over from YouTube. Michelle already did a Steemit post on this video, and you can find that post here. In case you don't want to click on that link, here is the recipe included

We finally got around to doing it; we put up the bat house. I actually made this bat house back when we were in Ohio and then we transported it over here to Missouri when we moved this past summer. I had

Image taken from freeimages.com There are many different places, both in store and online, where you can get trees. And prices range WILDLY. Some of this has to do with specific cultivars that have been

...but not before it took one last victim. A couple weeks ago, we mentioned that some creature tore apart our rabbit tractor and ate both of our rabbits. We wondered at what sort of animal could possibly

Another one of our videos that I am bringing over from YouTube so that I can delete them from YouTube! I have already made a post on this video when I originally posted it on YouTube. You can find that