Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

By Tom Kovach There is an old maxim about exercise: “The best exercise is the one you are willing to do.” For us rural folk, one...

How We Homeschool

By Melissa Souza I have a degree in Early Childhood Education and taught in the public school system for three years. As soon as my...

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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