One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.

2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding lessons, grew new things, a...

we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!

"The west was not won on tofu." Right, wrong, or indifferent, even though we're out here in the Northeast, we couldn't agree more with the above quote (as re...

Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the

We look forward to using these adventures to hike, fish, swim, and spend time as a family. In the future, we hope to find ourselves parked

There was no denying our "fan-girling" when the real life cowboy pulled up, leather fringe chaps, flat brimmed cowboy hat, spurs,

Barnes. Not the back 40, hay filled, stall-mucking type. The Captain type. The fallen hero. The angel among us. Fire Department Captain, Joel Barnes. Just...

Due to this, our calendars are always packed.  Jammed.  Maxed out.  Usually it is all happening so fast, I hardly have a moment to right it

From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo

The importance of a good knife cannot be overstated... Equally as important, is the sheath you store it in.

And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot

In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when

We revel in long-standing traditions from holiday cliches, to secret recipes, and tried and true tricks for doing something just right.

You don't HAVE to explain yourself, or justify why you'd rather have freshly laid eggs.  You don't NEED to argue that free range

100 degree highs, with 100% humidity makes it a little hard to believe that Autumn is right around the bend... (I say while sipping pumpkin

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is

This way of life, is not for everyone.  There is nothing wrong with doing life differently, either.  If you feel like dabbling in a bit of t

Photo: Kate Michaud Photography (Paris, ME) I have been inspired. However, that inspiration has been met with a fair amount of uncertainty and a tug-of-war b...