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Education in Homesteading
In my last article, "Meet Marley," I talked about needing a mentor for my daughter's 4-H project. We consider ourselves very lucky to have found a family that was ready and willing to teach us. I love to read and learn from books, but not everything can be learned from the pages of a book or magazine. Trial and error is... »
Picking up the Slack
Being a homesteading family, we have to help each other out all the time. If someone is absent, someone else has to pick up the slack. The animals cannot go without eating or water. The goats have to be milked. The weeds in the garden do not wait either. Homesteading is a lot of work. If it was not so... »
A Not-So-Perfect Life
When I read some magazine articles or blog posts or even some books, I am left with the impression that the author has it all figured out. As a writer myself, I know how easy it is to make some things seem better than they really are. Therefore for the sake of full disclosure, I live a not-so-perfect life. Living in... »
Construction 101
Learning at home has no beginning or end. It is constant. Your children are learning different things all the time whether you like it or not. If they are sitting in front of the television, they are learning something. What they are learning depends on what they are watching. If they are surrounded by friends and peers all day long,... »
The Road that Led to Homesteading, Part Two
If you have not read Part One "On the Treadmill of Life," you might want to start there. If so, click here. "Off the Treadmill of Life" I wanted to get off the “treadmill” that before the accident I did not even realize existed. It is rooted so deeply in all of us by society to work hard, to make more money,... »
The Road that Led to Homesteading, Part One
The DeHaven Family "On the Treadmill of Life" As a little girl, my favorite books were the Little House on the Prairie series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved her experiences as a girl growing up in much more simple times. I was inspired by the love and happiness their family shared with each other as well as... »
Top Ten Reasons I Homestead
10. Spending less money at the grocery store. 9. Living a more green existence. 8. Enjoying the wild fruits and animals provided by nature. 7. Learning to be more and more self-sufficient. 6. Feeling a sense of accomplishment after a hard day’s work. 5. Grinding my own flour yields better tasting baked goods. 4. Collecting a constant supply of fresh chicken eggs to use and sell. 3. ... »
