My Homesteading Story
Your Chance to Shine

My first Garden....  With the economy the way it is, i began to wonder what it would be like to go back and do some things the old way.

I just finished my first year of ...

Crazy Days on the Farm  I have always wanted to homestead, grow all my own food, and be more self-reliant. Almost two years ago, I finally took the plunge and bought my little ...

A season of Marigolds  To pick your favorite season, most people would say Summer. But I am not like most people and the more I look, the more I notice the differences.




I ...

Kensington Thornhill homestead  I have been steadily increasing my vegetable garden and adding fruit bearing trees and bushes to my 1/4 acre suburban yard. I have 4 blueberry, 1 blackberry ...

My Struggle  I have just recently gotten involved in urban homesteading. I have chickens, ducks, rabbits, and Nigerian milk goats. I love all of my animals, and they ...

Fighting an Uphill Battle  During my adventures to become a homesteader, I have had to become creative. This has included building garden boxes out front and fencing in the yard ...

Striving to Homestead  We went up to Vernon County Wis. and looked at several houses in the area. We had a great time but did so much driving in a matter of 3 days. It is a 4....

Little Acre Ridge  I have been bitten by the homesteading bug. It started late last summer when I finally gave in to the tugging at my heart. That tugging started as thoughts ...

aka as Goose Poop Farm  It's been a year and a half since I gave up city life to return to my roots on the farm. A day trip brought me to Pepin County in Wisconsin. Awed by ...

We're Thinking of Living Off the Land  Hi, Love your site. I am thinking of living off the land. We have 300 acres, 30 acres of pasture, and a large 4-stall barn. We could have cattle, sheep,...

No Experience, Just a Homesteading Desire  Hi Sue, I am in a funk. I have been for a long time.

I think 42 might be old enough to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I have never really ...

Hope your garden is doing well!  I hope your veggie garden is doing well this season. We have had a lot of rain this spring and now early summer. The farmer's corn in this part of northern ...

How to Mulch  How to mulch and why might be some questions you are asking as the temperatures rise, and prospects of weeds loom in the horizon. Urban homesteader Daniel ...

First Harvest :)  It is May 13th and we had our first veggies from the garden.

We don't have the Romaine ready yet for salad, but the Spinach is very impressive....

Spring snow storms  Last weekend we were graced with a snow storm on the 1st day of Spring. Yes I had some veggies in the garden....peas, spinach and carrot seedlings; first ...

Adventures in Breeding Cows  Hey Susan,

Just finished reading your news letter again. You always have good stuff to read. The Foxfire book I already have. Never knew that the name ...

Am I planning my garden too early?  Last year I started sowing my seeds in February around Valentines' day, because for my birthday I received some Jiffy planting trays from my wife. I almost ...