Tag: Summer 2018

Repotting Plants

By Tom Kovach Gardeners use pot containers to plant anything from vegetables to herbs, to flowers. Pot containers are handy when there is limited space for...

These Six Easy Tips Will Help Protect Your Dog’s Health

By Krista Lawson Pull into the driveway of any rural farm or homestead and you are bound to be greeted by a dog or two. Dogs...

Croquettes — The Super Duper Meat Stretcher

By Angeline Hawkes A croquette is a patty of various types of meat mixed with other ingredients. It is often associated with the Great Depression when...

Yakisugi 焼杉

By Rick Brannan A Japanese method of preserving wood by charring with fire Like most urban homesteaders, I live on a small parcel of earth. Living small...