Homestead

How to Build a Cob House

To truly get in touch with the land you’re on, build a cob house.

Grow, Evolve, Change: Nature’s Homesteading Lessons

To move forward in life, every child must begin to evolve from the moment of conception, growing and changing until we thrust ourselves out into the world.

Meet Jack: Farm Foreman

“Jacked up” can be defined as being full of excitement and nervousness or being overly stimulated, but on our homestead, it’s a term of endearment used to describe the qualities of my foreman, Jack.

Farm Fantasy Meets Homesteading Reality

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Reality and I homestead a small piece of property a few hundred miles south of Fantasy Land.

Farmstead Chef Join John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist, co-authors of the cookbook Farmstead Chef (New Society Publishers, 2011), as they share recipes and tips for using your garden abundance to eat seasonally. From creative ways to cook up zucchini to making homemade pantry staples, John and Lisa make it fun and easy to create a […]