How to Start a Small Homestead
A practical first-year guide to starting a homestead on whatever land you have — from one raised bed to a few laying hens.
From the Homestead
Practical writing on growing, cooking, building, and living close to the land.
Planning Your First Vegetable Garden
How to plan your first vegetable garden — choosing a site, sizing beds, reading your zone, and mapping a planting plan that actually works.
Fall Gardening Tips for Beginners
Fall is the best-kept secret of the garden. With a little planning and some row cover, you can harvest sweet crops well into winter.
How to Improve Garden Soil Naturally
Good soil grows good gardens. Here is how to build healthy, living soil with compost, mulch, cover crops, and a no-till approach.
Growing Tomatoes in a Backyard Garden
A practical guide to growing tomatoes at home — choosing varieties, planting deep, supporting, watering, and avoiding common troubles.
Starting a Backyard Chicken Flock
A practical guide to starting a backyard flock — choosing birds, building a predator-proof coop, and the daily rhythm of keeping hens.
Simple Farmhouse Breakfast Recipes
Three simple farmhouse breakfasts built on eggs, bread, and garden fruit — honest food, eaten slowly before the day's work begins.
Homemade Bread for Beginners
A no-fail beginner bread loaf with four ingredients and no sourdough starter — the central skill of the homestead kitchen.
How to Preserve Your Garden Harvest
Turn summer abundance into winter meals with three simple preservation methods — water-bath canning, freezing, and drying.
Easy DIY Projects for a Country Home
Three simple homestead builds that pay for themselves the first season — a raised bed, a potting bench, and a compost bin.