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Stinging nettles. Image source: Pixabay.com Most homesteaders have to deal with some kinds of invasive plants. On our farm in upstate New York, the main culprit...

Image source: Hearthstone Stoves When people conjure up images in their heads of an old-fashioned homestead, a wood-fired cookstove in the kitchen is often part of...

Image source: Pixabay.com There are a lot of decisions to be made when keeping poultry, and whether or not to clip chickens’ wings to prevent the...

Image source: Pixabay.com   As someone with Italian heritage, I enjoy cooking with garlic. If a recipe says two or three garlic cloves, I tend to...

Take an interest in tiny home living, add in a bit of wanderlust and combine with a tight budget and you have school bus living. On...

Image source: Pixabay.com   Keeping backyard chickens is a great way to begin your journey toward self-sufficiency, but the term "backyard chickens" implies that you have...

Image source: Pixabay.com Maple trees or shrubs can be found on several continents around the world, but these useful plants have a special place in the...

One of the more frustrating nuisances to deal with on the homestead are rodents. The three main you will normally see are mice, rats and packrats....

Image source: Pixabay.com Owning and operating a wood stove is like many activities: easy enough when you know how, but challenging when you don’t. Having a...

Photographer: Daniel Morrison / Flickr / Creative Commons / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ When the weather outside is frightful, it can be a challenge for people dependent on a...