Your home for DIY projects, growing your own food, and independent living. - Your home for DIY projects, growing your own food, and self-reliant living.

California is the produce basket of the United States. According to the California Department of Food and…

Between beautiful beaches like Myrtle Beach and the quaint cobblestoned streets of its capital Charleston, South…

The island state of Hawaii is a tropical paradise and a fantasy destination for most. It also affords unique…

Distances seem to grow the colder it gets and the deeper the snow, making even the simplest chore like taking out…

Image by David Mark from Pixabay Montana is Big Sky country where everything is just a bit bigger. It’s home to…

North Carolina is one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the nation. From corn to Christmas trees, sweet…

Image by Dana White from Pixabay Minnesota is a lot of things — it’s the Land of 1,000 Lakes, home to the Mall…

Image by David Mark from Pixabay Tennessee boasts the country music capital of the world, so perhaps it is no…

I struggle to get into the holiday spirit. Christmas music gives me a migraine, picking out presents makes me…

Time Magazine It took a 16-year-old girl from Sweden to do what millions around the planet could not: Get us…

Photo by Sarah Walker Caron My last column (“Our country is out of touch with our food system. Can we shift the…

A slice of mincemeat cheesecake pie made by Maine food historian Sandy Oliver. | Photo by Sandy Oliver Another…