Amaranth: The Herb That Keeps On Giving

By Ansel Oommen Looking for a multipurpose herb to add to your garden? Amaranth has much to offer in terms of edible and ornamental versatility....

An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh After two very productive gardens and two winters of dehydrating food, I found I had a substantial amount of dried goods in...

Confessions Of A Desert Rat — Life In The Boonies On $30 A Week

By Joel Simon I’m what some people call a Cedar Rat. I live alone with a couple of dogs in the Southwest high desert on...

The circle of homesteading

By Patrice Lewis It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn. My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...

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