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We’re bringing you another classic lecture from the 2017 Homesteaders of America conference! Last time, we shared Joel Salatin’s vision of What is a Homesteader. Today, we hope you’re encouraged by Esther Emery’s inspirational talk where she shares the real legacy that her mother, the author Carla Emory who wrote Encyclopedia of Country Living, passed […]
I have been 50/50 on the thought of setting up at our local farmer’s market. The rules, regulation, and worry about “if” you’re actually going to sell what you bring and what people may think about your farm may run through your head. I’m here to reassure you, that if you are proud of what […]
Driving down a back country road, headed home from my grandparent’s farm, my nine year old son excitedly pronounced “Mom! I got to meet Charlie today!” I chuckled, because he thought this was such a big deal to meet one of his great granddad’s farming friends on one of their weekly adventures. He visited his […]
Raising kids on a farm is an ultimate experiment? Well, just add bees to that experiment and see what happens – a bee kingdom! Ok, ok it’s not as scary as what it sounds. In fact, I’m intrigued with the fascination and bond that raising kids around beehives does to them. My youngest showed an […]
This spring has been very busy around our homestead! I love all of the seasons, each one for it’s own reasons. Spring is such a special time of year. It’s a time of birth, sowing, growth, new starts, hope for the future, and expectation of abundance. Our spring has met all of those criteria so […]
Preparing for homestead emergencies is not the easiest topic to discuss, but I feel like it is one that needs to be addressed. The “What if?” in homesteading could be a game stopper for many of us. Preparing for Homestead Emergencies: Finding Help on the Farm There are many “What if?” moments that could possibly […]
Beginners raising meat rabbits can learn much from those who show rabbits. Here are 3 lessons I learned that have improved my meat rabbit breeding stock. We went to a farmers market. The farm had a rabbit and that was it, my one year old was in love. We thought she’d grow out of it, […]
[Find more from this series by starting at the first blog HERE.] Our living room is dark, a movie is paused on the TV providing a shallow glow in the corner by the couch. For the past two days, we debated on spending a significant amount of money for a flight to a promising job […]
[Note: start from the beginning of this memoir series here.] A woodpile sits just outside the back door, firewood soon to be rendered useless because Spring is on the horizon: birds are singing their songs, the creek is running pretty well after a few showers, and thunderstorms are on the forecast. The earth stretches and […]
[NOTE: This memoir blog post is one of a three part series by Tom Reese III. After a tumultuous two years of moving and career changes, Tom and Megan moved to Missouri in hopes of finding a quieter life. Nothing is promised, but this land is sacred. This three-part series sets the stage for what dreams may come, […]