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Owning A Wood-Fueled Cookstove
Add to Favorites By Sue Robishaw Steve and I knew we wanted a wood-fueled cookstove when planning our homestead so many years ago, it was in the drawings from the …
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Visit Sustainable Living Communities for Homesteading Inspiration
Add to Favorites Located in picturesque Iceland 60 miles from Reykjavík, Sólheimar Ecovillage offers a world-renowned sustainable community known for its artistic and ecological atmosphere where about 100 people live …
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Igniting the American Homesteader Dream
Add to Favorites By Lori Davis, New York Changes are underway as the country’s demographics shift in significant ways, casting shadows on the traditional American homesteader dream and transforming it into …
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How to Dig a Well By Hand
Add to Favorites If you’re a homesteader, there’s value in knowing how to dig a well by hand. Of the three main types of wells—dug, drilled and driven—dug wells are …
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8 Laws an Urban Homesteader Must Know
Add to Favorites Today’s urban homesteader can’t just raise food with wild abandon. Not if they want to coexist with neighbors. Being a successful urban homesteader involves researching laws first; …
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The Best Places to Hide Money and Secure Your Valuables
Add to Favorites By Jim Cobb — Do you know the best places to hide money and secure your valuables? As you continue to become more independent at self-sufficient farm …
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What is Solar Water Heating and How Does it Work?
Add to Favorites My Granny Brown didn’t have indoor plumbing until I was around 11 years old. There were no solar water heating systems then. Instead, they put a small …
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The Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Add to Favorites By Tom and JoAnne O’Toole – Knowing the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can make the difference between life and death for you or your family. With more …
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Earth-Sheltered, Earth-Conscious Homes
Add to Favorites By Mike Oakes, Washington Building earth-conscious homes is becoming more relevant as we live in a world where we have increasing air and water pollution, reduction of …
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10 Homesteading Blogs That Inspire and Educate
Add to Favorites Are you on the hunt for helpful homesteading blogs? You’re in luck. The Countryside Network features some of the most influential homesteading bloggers today. You’ll hear from these knowledgeable bloggers (and …
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What Does Homesteading Mean To You?
Add to Favorites Homesteading is on the rise here in the United States. I am often asked “What does homesteading mean?” To our ancestors it was clear. A homesteader was …
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A Day in My Life in an Off-The-Grid Home
Add to Favorites Are you thinking of moving to an off-the-grid home? Ever wonder what it would be like to live off grid? Come spend the day with me. Hopefully, …
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Identify Toxins in Your Home
Add to Favorites In order to protect our loved ones, we have to identify toxins in our homes. It seems we can’t escape them. They’re everywhere around us in so …
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Growing Seedlings Indoors Without Power
Add to Favorites Not only is this my first gardening season in a new growing zone, it’s my first season to be growing seedlings indoors without a power source. Living …
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The History of Countryside and Small Stock Journal
Add to Favorites Editor’s Note: This is a piece from Jd Belanger, who created the modern version of Countryside and Small Stock Journal in 1973. Specifically, this is from his column, …
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