What follows below is a partial list of homesteading skills that my husband and I share between us. I offer this list as a starting point to hopefully inspire young couples or new homesteaders to ...

Modern convenience makes daily life easy, but it's also led many of us to lose touch with skills that once formed the backbone of every household. When you cultivate homesteading abilities—many of ...

Have you ever fantasized about a simpler life? One where you could wake up with the rising sun, work in your garden, and feel ...

The MOTHER EARTH NEWS 2014 Homesteaders of the Year have taken self-reliance into their own hands, and with a little time invested in learning new skills, you, too, can achieve the DIY life and build ...

Homesteading might seem like a big, overwhelming dream, but as this short video from Dragonfly Brook Homestead reminds us, it all starts with small, intentional steps. Whether you have acres of land ...

Scott Huber uses a tractor to move animal manure into his compost area on Itty Bitty Farm. Credit: Courtesy of Scott Huber. By their very nature, homesteaders tend to be a pretty handy bunch. It makes ...

Flowers, farming, fruit and foraging were some of the many subjects that attendees of the Country Living and Modern Homesteading Expo learned about Saturday at Stanwood High School. Put on by the ...