How to start homesteading in Tennessee

December 11, 2019

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

I tried to make a wreath. Here’s how it went.

December 11, 2019

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

Time Magazine got it right with the 2019 Person of the Year

December 11, 2019

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

A strong local food system won’t happen overnight

December 10, 2019

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

Calm down, Brits: mincemeat pie does have meat sometimes

December 10, 2019

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

How to start homesteading in Kentucky

December 10, 2019

Famous fried chicken aside, Kentucky is a great place for those seeking a life in the country. Between the Kentucky…

Countdown is on to ‘Operation Rusty Metal Farm Christmas Tree’

December 9, 2019

The Christmas season begins on Rusty Metal Farm with the traditional selecting, cutting and bringing home of the tree.|Photo by…

How to start homesteading in Maryland

December 6, 2019

Cresting the northern portion of our nation’s capital, the state of Maryland is perhaps better known for its delicious crabs…

How to start homesteading in West Virginia

December 6, 2019

Country roads, take us home! John Denver may not have actually called West Virginia his home, but famous tune has…

How to start homesteading in Virginia

December 5, 2019

Virginia’s state slogan may be that the mid-Atlantic commonwealth is for lovers, but is it for farmers and homesteaders, too? …