As the harvest/preserving season wraps up for the 2013 season, I organized the cellar and freezer and took stock of how much food we’...

Each year, I try out a few new "homesteading" skills. Mostly just to see how it goes, learn something new, and stash any knowledge...

A fellow foodie friend recently gave me a wonderful gift: a small handful of kefir grains. By now, most folks know at least that kefir is...

I love playing homemade games. It feels organic and old fashioned, and I like it. My kids like it too - there's a satisfaction in knowin...

One hundred years ago, women learned how to feed their families by watching their mothers and grandmothers. They learned to garden, they lea...