Rhubarb: The Pioneers’ Pie Plant

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson  Rhubarb was first cultivated in China in pre-medieval times and eventually was traded along the famous Silk Road to Russia and most...

A Beginner’s Guide To Preparedness

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson I’ve written a lot about food storage for a preparedness pantry in the past. Much of it is now found in the...

Working My Way Up — Part 1: Living In A Storage Shed

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh  It was not my intention to live in such small housing, but necessity is the drive of all creation. I had lived...

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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