Way back in March, we laid out a handful of things we wanted to do with our land this year. This weekend, we were able to enjoy the last...

This year we managed to make a gallon of maple syrup, tapping only six trees and boiling down the sap over a firepit. While it was...

A couple of weekends ago now, Ed made me some compost containers from free pallets that he scavenged. While the pallets comprising the...

One tiny step forward toward my long-term goal of getting us off-grid. I just ordered and received an "All American Sun Oven". I plan...

Search any homesteader or natural remedy blog, and the search is bound to turn up at least one post on apple cider vinegar. It is so...

With two last pints of tomato sauce, we have made it through another homesteading rite of passage - canning season. We by no means have...

At the start of morel mushroom season, I had visions of finding so many mushrooms that I would have enough to sell at the annual Muscoda...

Even though we only had four tomato plants this year, we ended up with way more tomatoes than we could possibly eat fresh (and I’ve been...

The timer chimed - my second batch of wild grape jelly was ready to be removed from its boiling water bath. When I took the lid off the...

As the days begin to shorten and fruits and vegetables ripen, food preservation season is upon us. We have canned food on and off for...

We are fortunate to have a property that is almost evenly split between tillable land and woods. When we were looking at properties to...

While we foresaw 2020 as another year of rehabbing the house, we wanted to at least get a start on some vegetable gardening to...

Our small corner of the world continues to find its way through the pandemic. Local gatherings are adapting to the current norms of...

First use of my laundry lines. I spent a day airing out blankets that needed it... they're much better now...

The Driftless Folk School recently announced they would be holding some classes this year. I noticed they will also be hosting their 8th...

I hope to never buy tea again. Traditionally a coffee drinker, I am transitioning to tea. Mainly; due to the health benefits of many...

We found the table at the side of the road with a "free" sign next to it. The rabbit came from my parents when they downsized from their...

The new clotheslines that I put up this weekend will allow me to hang dry clothes. The stainless steel clothesline cable wire / rope...

Gratitude: Things that Make Me Happy – 2020 More and more I believe in the power of gratitude upon my spirit. Following are the things...

Live Simple, Live Free… I was watching a YouTube video of an older couple talking about what this phrase means to them. They made a point...