The Homestead Journal

The Homestead Pantry: How to Stock, Organize, a...

If you've been following along in this series, you've already planted your garden, raised your chickens, learned to can and preserve, and baked a sourdough loaf. This post is where...

The Homestead Pantry: How to Stock, Organize, a...

If you've been following along in this series, you've already planted your garden, raised your chickens, learned to can and preserve, and baked a sourdough loaf. This post is where...

Don't Throw It Away: Creative Ways to Use Sourd...

If you've been maintaining the starter you met back in The Homestead Kitchen post, then you already know the routine: feed it, watch it bubble, bake with it. And every...

Don't Throw It Away: Creative Ways to Use Sourd...

If you've been maintaining the starter you met back in The Homestead Kitchen post, then you already know the routine: feed it, watch it bubble, bake with it. And every...

Beekeeping 101: From Empty Hive to Your First H...

Backyard beekeeping is one of the most rewarding pursuits in homesteading — and one of the most humbling. A single healthy hive can produce 30–60 pounds of surplus honey per...

Beekeeping 101: From Empty Hive to Your First H...

Backyard beekeeping is one of the most rewarding pursuits in homesteading — and one of the most humbling. A single healthy hive can produce 30–60 pounds of surplus honey per...

Water & Energy Independence: A Practical Guide ...

There's a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from looking at an electric bill and feeling nothing. Or turning on the garden spigot during a dry July and knowing the...

Water & Energy Independence: A Practical Guide ...

There's a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from looking at an electric bill and feeling nothing. Or turning on the garden spigot during a dry July and knowing the...

The Homestead Kitchen: Canning, Preserving & th...

If you've been following along with this series, you already have seeds in the ground (or plans for them), and maybe a few chickens eyeing you from behind a run....

The Homestead Kitchen: Canning, Preserving & th...

If you've been following along with this series, you already have seeds in the ground (or plans for them), and maybe a few chickens eyeing you from behind a run....

From Chick to Egg: Your Complete Guide to Raisi...

Chickens and gardens are two halves of the same homestead loop — and once you experience it, you won't want one without the other. This guide takes you from choosing...

From Chick to Egg: Your Complete Guide to Raisi...

Chickens and gardens are two halves of the same homestead loop — and once you experience it, you won't want one without the other. This guide takes you from choosing...