Homesteader Life

Sometimes I wonder if the folks at American Vision read any of the books they sell. For crying out loud, what good is a “Christian Worldview” if you don’t know how to use it! Every time Gary and his people say something stupid and I comment on it everyone says, “Oh, but Scott, […]

We are finally starting to get caught up with tomatoes. Pulled the 23rd quart of sauce out of the canner last night with only a few more days of tomatoes to go. I was thinking while making sauce that I don’t think the average person has any idea how many tomatoes and how […]

John and Noah showing off the biggest ‘maters they picked one evening.

Isaiah coming back from a morning stroll.

Noah, being….well….Noah. Never know what this guy is going to be wearing. He always makes me laugh.

Brother Herrick Kimball has written a post about what he calls The Rural Remnant. It is well worth reading and pondering. Much of what I say in regards to agrarianism, as of late, has been on the need to provide for yourselves and not to be beholden to the “system”. I […]

We’re big advocates of returning American households to real working home economies. We’ve sponsored an Essay Contest in 2007 to foster discussion. I’ve written about how it is essential for the Return of the Daughters movement as well. The productive biblical family is essential to the success of agrarianism and a return […]

Apples and pears will soon be ready. We always make lots of apple sauce every year and I like to can pears. I can hardly wait for the first pear pie of the season. I acquired a cider press this year and look forward to making some cider. Its a nice […]

With all the hoopla over McCain picking Palin for VP, I had planed on writing about it tonight. No need to though. Bret and Floyd have already said what was on my mind. So if your interested check out these links…
Nothing’s Changed — There Remain No Reasons To Vote Republican
Random Thoughts
McCain Throws […]

I thought it would be fun to add some color to the bean patch this year, so I planted these Dragon Tongue beans. They are an old Dutch bean and yield pretty good. The only thing that is disappointing is that they turn into a plain old yellow wax bean when you cook […]

My good friend and Sister in the Lord, Christina, has decided to start blogging again. Be sure to stop in say Hi.

Ian Walthew, author of the book A Place In My Country: In Search Of A Rural Dream has included Homesteader Life on his “Farm Blogs from Around the World” site. You can read what he had to say HERE. I’d like to thank Ian for his kind words and Marci for the recommendation.