Winter brings new challenges to the homestead
Although a foot of snow is beautiful here in the woods, the cold along with it brings new challenges. Our nighttime temperatures have been...
Our new apprentice, Krystal, arrived
We've got a summer apprentice homesteader, Krystal, who arrived yesterday from Georgia. She's anxious to learn what we can teach her for her own...
We’ve been fighting bone-numbing sub-zero temps
Not only did we get another 6 inches of snow but we also got frigid temperatures! We've been having HIGHS in the 20 below...
I hope to see some of you at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo
I'll be away from home from September 8th to the 13th, giving a couple of talks at the Lakeland, Florida Self Reliance Expo. Any...
Things are back to normal after the holidays
Despite the clinging cold spell we've been up against for the last two weeks, the homestead is rolling along fairly smoothly. On the "warmer"...