Whole Foods names regenerative agriculture its top food trend for 2020

January 3, 2020

Photo by Gabor Degre This year, multinational health supermarket giant Whole Foods named regenerative agriculture first in its top food…

Denmark set a record for wind sourced electricity in 2019

January 2, 2020

Image by Julia Schwab from Pixabay Denmark sourced almost half its electricity consumption from wind power last year, setting a…

I tried upcycling thrift store finds. Here’s how it went.

January 2, 2020

A month or so ago, when brainstorming ideas for my column, my editor approached me with a challenge: spend $10…

Poultry can be good pets, but skip the indoor chickens

January 1, 2020

Chickens are great additions to a homestead, but should not be brought into the house.| photo by Julia Bayly There…

How to improve your kitchen sustainability in 2020

December 31, 2019

Let’s talk about waste. Specifically, let’s talk about how to waste less in 2020.  Image by congerdesign from Pixabay According…

A look back on our 2019 resolutions — and ahead to 2020

December 31, 2019

Hello Homestead’s staff writers started 2019 with optimistic homesteading resolutions enthusiastically hoping to achieve their goals. Did they?  Image by…

How to start homesteading in Oklahoma

December 31, 2019

Image by 15299 from Pixabay The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” is all about the drama that ensues between homesteaders…

How to start homesteading in North Dakota

December 31, 2019

Image by skeeze from Pixabay Agriculture is central to life in chilly North Dakota. About 90 percent of the state’s…

How to start homesteading in New Mexico

December 31, 2019

New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment,” and with stunning geographic diversity, from snow-capped mountains to white gypsum…

How to start homesteading in Arkansas

December 31, 2019

Blackberries growing in Arkansas, courtesy the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research & Extension. Arkansas was 14th among states…