Think outside of the box
Eric Keller shares some of his favorite homesteading authors, admiring their ability to solve problems by thinking outside the box — kind of like he does.
A hard change is gonna come
Alan Guebert encourages those in the ag industry to stop telling the market what we will produce and start listening to what it needs us to produce.
A real life lesson about quicksand
Judith Sutherland recalls a real life lesson her father taught her about quicksand.
Listen to Mother Nature
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about a lesson he learned from Mother Nature.
The legend of the Bloody Shoulder
Eliza Blue shares the legend of the Bloody Shoulder marking after getting her daughter a horse with it.
Fancy forelock: A story of seed dispersal
There is no form of seed dispersal more efficient than that of the hitchhikers. Tami Gingrich details hitchhiker seeds that you may encounter this fall.
Toxic trees can be an issue for grazers
Keep in mind that ingestion of some types of leaves can lead to toxicity problems with livestock. These include maples, oaks, black locust, buckeye and yew.
It’s not hoarding if your stuff is cool
Kymberly Foster Seabolt's style is definitely not minimalism. It is more "intentionalism." After all, it's not hoarding if your stuff is cool.
Pay attention to the clues beneath your feet
Having soil information at your fingertips can save headaches, time and resources if compatible soils are identified before a project begins.
How to decide when to cull cows
Cows need to be culled when they become unprofitable or facilities are too full. Learn how to make these decisions efficiently.
