Save Seeds, Save Money, Grow Better
Once upon a time I bought bedding plants from the nursery to grow my first ever vegetable garden. They grew well and I had...
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...
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...
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...


































