My Homesteading Story
Your Chance to Shine

Bees and Dutch Oven Cooking  Hello all. The last time I posted, I shared my bread baking experience . I have expanded and started two bee colonies.

I am having a blast. I took ...

From Lawyer to Homesteader!!  I was raised on a homestead farm as a child and excelled at school and later became an attorney. With the fall of the economy, I no longer had clients ...

How we cut our Water Bill in MORE than HALF!   As we enter into this new age, My daughter and I have been making transitions along the way. We are constantly learning new ways to cut our consumption ...

Justa Mere Simple Life 

Narde-Banks

After working like a crazy woman and not getting anywhere or anything but sick and tired and sad, I quit it all. I spent the ...

For The love Of Chickens!  We both decided that we wanted to eat better, so I said I've always wanted chickens and my other half said, "Well, let’s get some." So off we went to Tractor ...

First Time Making Bread  Let me first begin by saying that I am a single dad of 4 kids trying to cut corners and become self sufficient. This is the story of the first attempt ...

Homesteading, Live Your Dreams, Plant Your Future 
Live You're Dreams -Plant Your Future
History of a homesteader




Growing up in the suburbs of LA, I sought refuge from the craziness ...

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 ...

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 ...

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,...

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 ...

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 ...

Herbal Hair Lightener  I found a real easy herbal hair lightener if you have blonde hair.

1 cup chammommile flowers fresh
3 cups water

Boil the water and flower heads ...

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 ...