This has become the heart of my home

There's an area in my house where everyone congregates. And that's become the heart of our home. What's yours? Photo…

November 8, 2019 5:58 pm

How to start homesteading in Connecticut

Photo by MaryRN via Morguefile When it comes to farming and homesteading, Connecticut is small but mighty. After you figure…

November 8, 2019 3:32 pm

How to start homesteading in Massachusetts

Photo by TheBrassGlass via MorgueFile The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a New England state located on the East Coast. Because…

November 7, 2019 10:26 am

I tried to make plantable paper. Here’s how it went.

For my generation, staying in touch is mostly digital: sending DMs to college buddies on Instagram, lurking on high school…

November 6, 2019 12:20 pm

8 uses for hydrogen peroxide

Photo by Sam Schipani If you were prone to injury as a child, you may know hydrogen peroxide best as…

November 4, 2019 4:16 pm

A farm by any other name is still a lot of hard work

Ask any four or five people to define “farming” and you will, in all likelihood, get four or five different…

November 4, 2019 12:06 pm

What you should know about cleaning with hydrogen peroxide

Photo by Sam Schipani Hydrogen peroxide is available at nearly all drug stores, pharmacies and big box stores. Held in…

October 31, 2019 10:48 am

I tried smoking meat. Here’s how it went.

Congratulations are in order, readers. This week, I celebrated my one year anniversary at Hello Homestead and the Bangor Daily…

October 30, 2019 9:51 am

5 Candy alternatives for trick-or-treaters

Photo by Gabor Degre When trick-or-treaters show up at your door this Halloween, what are you going to give them?…

October 29, 2019 3:21 pm

How to start homesteading in New Hampshire

For anyone looking to farm or homestead, New Hampshire's climate and soils support a variety of crops. | Photo by…

October 29, 2019 2:25 pm

My cats are adventure cats

Rusty Metal Farm's Miss Kitty Carlisle and Chiclet tag along on a woodland hike. | Photo by Julia Bayly Thanks…

October 28, 2019 4:30 pm

I thought my second planting of peas failed. I was wrong … maybe.

A few weeks ago, I declared my second planting of shell peas a failure. And true to form, Mother Nature…

October 25, 2019 3:53 pm