Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some

In July, we decided we'd like to try to raise our own turkey for Thanksgiving this year.  We researched how long it would take to grow a

Hunting is a pastime that I believe fits the homesteading life well.

The hog saga continues..

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is

This way of life, is not for everyone.  There is nothing wrong with doing life differently, either.  If you feel like dabbling in a bit of t

I did not plan on becoming a gardener.  In fact, I truly believed I had a "gang-green thumb".  I could not grow something edible.