There’s a Bear Out There
Bears and warmer weather return to the homestead. Hopefully we'll see the last of the bears once it turns cold again and stays cold.
Fall Activities on the Homestead
With a hard freeze expected this coming week, we have to wrap up our pre-winter preps on the homestead, but it isn't all work and no play.
Life Goes on and Work Needs to be Done
Regardless of what is happening in the big, bad world around us, life goes on. Don't let the big problems distract you from the important things in life.
A Big Step Towards Winterizing our Water System
We take steps towards burying the water pipe from our spring to the house. This should hep prevent freezing and ensure we have water in any conditions.
It’s Harvest Time at the Homestead
It's peak harvest time on the homestead, but our raised beds would never be enough to sustain us during an emergency.
Working in the Honey House
Decapping, extracting, filtering and bottling are steps required to take honey from the comb to the bottle.
Trees, Bees, and the Great Outdoors
The harvest continues and the work doesn't end. After a rainy weekend, we get outside to harvest honey, vegetables and do chores.
Raising Chickens in Just 10 Minutes per Day
How-to information for newbies plus tips and techniques to make raising chickens and getting fresh eggs quick and easy.
Our Early Honey Harvest is in the Bottle
Its early in the second year of raising bees and the hives have already produced more honey than they did last year.
Inflation Hits the Homestead, Plus Survival Gardening
Have you ever checked the caloric content of vegetables? Many of them offer just a coupe hundred calories per pound. Give yourself survival options.
