Homesteader Life

As a young boy who liked to explore the woods and fields of our farm, I learned very quickly how to identify the Stinging Nettle. The only plant I dislike more is the Devils Pitchfork that grows in Alaska. However, good things can come from the bad. Let us take dominion over […]

I think as a culture we some pretty messed up ideas on money. And I’m not talking about the general American culture…..I’m talking about the church. All my Christian life I have witnessed time and time again; people compromising the principles of the faith for the love of money. When it comes to money we […]

Last summer we all went out to Berkshire, NY to visit Kingbird Farm. I was really impressed with them and thought I would give you all the link to there site. They sell organic eggs, chicken, pork, beef, and herbs. They do the field work with horses, which is really cool! […]

Specailization has even ruined the firearms business. To the homesteader guns are tools. To the suburbanite guns are toys. The homesteader needs to have practical guns that get the job done. He usually dose not have alot of money so they need to be dual purpose guns or what I call good utility guns. Buy […]

“It should often be noted that Agrarianism does not view the Created order as does Modern Industrialism. Industrialism sees value in Creation only as raw material to be harvested and given a monetary price by the market. The vast handiwork of God’s Creation is thus reduced to its mining potential for monetary profit.
This shortsighted vision […]

Make Your Heart Glad

Learn home to make Blueberry, Blackberry, Gooseberry and other kinds of backwoods wines on this article called Wonderfull Wilderness Wines.
Rick’s Blog

I always enjoy reading the Dry Creek Chronicles . Stop by and see whats new. There is a good post called “Many hands make light work” from which I bring this little […]

“The specialist system fails from a personal point of view because a person who can do only one thing can do virtually nothing for himself. In living in a world by his own will and skill, the stupidest peasant or tribesman is more competent than the most intelligent worker or technician or intellectual in a […]

Hello All,
Well, we set the computer up at the farm house. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it sooner. Perhaps I can get back to posting on here more often. We still don’t have a phone or water up on the hill. I have had alot of problems with the furnace up there. […]