Homesteader Life

I haven’t had much time to waste on the computer lately. Chores always take a little longer this time of year. For some reason, as soon as fall comes, the cows have no desire to come to the barn. With grass so short this year, they are free to graze most of 100+ acres of […]

Someday, when Biblical Agrarianism come of age, I hope one of its accomplishments will be turning nursing homes into feed stores. A community that embraces a biblical multi-generational vision will not have a use for the “county death camps”.
The fifth commandment demands that we honor our father and mother. Sadly, like the hypocrites of old, […]

Seasons

I hope everyone is doing well. We are getting ready to start canning peaches this week. Got most of the pears picked, not ready to can just yet. We are packing the cupboards full of canned goods like squirrels stuffing their hole full of nuts. Fall is one of my favorite times of year. The […]

The WIC program has always rubbed me the wrong way. You know what I’m talking about, were pregnant folks get “free” milk, eggs and other stuff at taxpayers expense. American Christians long ago quit looking to the Lord and His bride to provide them with food and have in large numbers turned, in faith, to […]

As you may have gathered by my lack of blogging, we have been busy as beavers. Saturday we started killing chickens which is a slow and time consuming task because we are hand plucking this year. We don’t have to many to do, so we’ll live. Many thanks to David Marble who came out and […]

Homeschooling

I’ve been thinking about homeschooling a bit lately. While the “Classical Approach” seems to be popular among reformed folk, I’m not sure its for me and my house. I could see incorparating parts of it, and it is interesting, but I don’t think we’ll be doing it. If anyone has any opinion one way or […]

I’m not one to quote Ben Franklin very much, but this is worth pondering. I found this in the latest issue of ACRES USA. I think Mr. Walters wrote it.
Ben Franklin pointed out in his Positions to be Examined Concerning National Wealth(1769) that there are three ways a nation might become wealthy.
1. By War, which […]

I apologize for not posting much this week. We have been real busy. I’m trying to clean out the hen house on the hill before winter and we are making peach jam this week. Blew out a tire on the skid steer and on the International with the loader. The tire guy didn’t show up […]

A lot of peoples minds have been playing around with the question of “what would I do” in the case of a big time disaster. Could you provide food and water for your family? What about defense from mobs or the government? Out here in the country, I have to laugh at how unprepared most […]

Its been a little chilly in the mornings lately. The frogs and insects are all making their fall noises now, and it serves to remind this countryboy to get working on winter preperation. Lots to do, thats for sure. If I blog less often than ussual, thats what I’m doing.
This week I’ve been getting to […]