5 Productive Drought Tolerant Fruit Trees
These drought tolerant fruit trees will help you save on water. Across the nation, 2024 was on average the warmest year on record. It was also full of extremes. Much
Winter Foraging in Appalachia & Beyond
In Appalachia and much of the eastern United States, winter can be long and dark. Traditionally, folks who relied on hunter/gatherer diets or subsistence agriculture would not be eating much
A Grower’s Guide to Actually Making Tons of Compost
The web is full of compost 101 articles. I’ve even written a couple of them myself. While they’re all incredibly helpful if you’re just getting started, most focus on dealing
Off Grid Internet: Homesteader’s Guide to Starlink
Internet has been one of our biggest struggles on this little hilltop homestead. For some, the internet may seem like an unnecessary luxury. Many off-grid folks rely on cell phone
Guide to Growing Garlic
While I could never pick a favorite crop, garlic has earned its keep on our homestead time and time again. Follow this guide and get a garlic crop of your own growing!
Buying Food in Bulk: Everything You Need to Know
Over the past couple of years, we’ve been trying to purchase most of our groceries in bulk. It hasn’t always been the perfect solution, but I think it’s been worth
Wild Blackberry Hand Pies
Simple. Rustic. Plant-based. That’s the sort of food I excel at and enjoy making. I do like food that looks and, more importantly, tastes great, but my favorite recipes, the
Terraced Garden Beds in 8 Simple Steps
Most of the gardens I’ve built have been on hillsides or slopes. Especially here in West Virginia, flat land can be hard to come by. To create productive garden beds
Foraging: Oyster Mushrooms
One of the first mushrooms I learned to identify, and forage was the oyster mushroom. These tasty mushrooms are relatively easy to identify safely and are common throughout North America.
Our Favorite Tomato Varieties to Grow in Appalachia
Years ago, when we lived in New Hampshire, I wrote about my five favorite heirloom tomato varieties. Four were varieties I planted each year after a few initial years of
