As I mentioned in my last post, there is no shortage of books on herbs and herbalism. However, separating the excellent references from those that are less impressive can be a challenge. This post will include some of the best books, blogs, vlogs, and other resources I didn’t include last time. Many of these books…
Category: Getting Started
Learning More About Herbs and Herbalism Part 1
I realize I missed last week’s blog schedule. Things were a little crazy here at the Homestead. One of the things that was holding up some of my chores was being without wheels. Well, I finally got my beloved pickup truck back after a 10-point buck killed himself by running into me on the night…
Planning Your Garden
Most of us remember what a garden was supposed to look like from our experience as children. It could be the garden that our parents or our grandparents planted. Everything was probably arranged in neatly tilled rows, sometimes in graduation of sizes, specific types of food, or compatibility of plants. Such an arrangement would have…
It’s Getting to Be That Time Again: Scores of Seed Catalogs to Get You Thinking About Spring!
I originally wrote this blog piece in the spring of 2018. Things have changed a bit since then. On a personal level, life happened. Putting that aside, I am pretty safe in saying to those who are still reading that we’ve gone through a pandemic, and global climate concerns are on the minds of just…
Cold Weather Reflections
It would seem that the past year rather got away from us here at the homestead. The funny thing is, life really does have a way of doing that. So here I am, ready to dust off this blog and get things restarted here. I have to apologize. I let some of the content writing…
Finding & Using the Perfect Wood Burning Cook Stove
Sooner or later, nearly every homesteader thinks about the possibility of heating and/or cooking with wood. It is certainly more labor intensive than what most modern houses have for heat and cooking. There is nothing in the world quite like the ambient heat coming off a wood stove in wintertime, or the smell of freshly…
Homesteading Resources to Help You Get Started Wherever You Are – RIGHT NOW!
So…..Do you like my SEO-friendly, click-tastic title there? Nah. Me neither. Personally, I don’t have much use for hyping up a blog or webpage, and that may very well end up being my undoing. The truth of the matter is, my goal is to give readers the kind of information that they can use to…
A Log Cabin in the Enchanted Forest
For more than 20 years our family has lived in a log cabin in the Wapsipinicon River Valley. Our small acreage overlooks Buffalo Creek and our neighbors are mostly wildlife and the beautiful woodlands that provide shelter for them. Back when we started, there were few neighbors with most of the large parcels being being…
Starting Out: Herbalism
Several years ago, I put this information on Ezine articles and also on my blog at fannyfae.com. Since starting this blog, I felt it important to update a bit of the information – and tailor to fit this blog’s specific focus. Herbalism was probably the biggest influencer for me to get into the whole mindset…
Real World Homesteading 