Fruits For The Far North
By Johanna Melchiore
Eighteen years ago when we moved from our Maine homestead to Canada where we established a new homestead in the wilderness of northern...
Laundry Line Tips From An Old Hat
By Amanda Woodlee
Nothing warms my pioneer blood like clothes hanging on a line to dry. For me it’s a chance to unwind while I...
Low-cost living: Frugality as a way of life
By Patrice Lewis
Back in 1990, as newlyweds, my husband and I were normal. We lived in a rental house in Sacramento. We had two...
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...
