All about Small Town and Rural Homesteading
Learn how to fence a homestead vegetable garden against deer, rabbits, and groundhogs. Covers hardware cloth, electric fencing, deer netting, cost comparisons, and complete installation guide.
By Tom Braddock
Learn how to make cheese at home with simple equipment and fresh milk. Covers chèvre, mozzarella, farmhouse cheddar, and ricotta. Complete beginner's guide with ingredients, process, and troubleshooting.
By Emily Caldwell
Learn how to plan, build, and grow a productive kitchen garden from scratch. Covers site selection, raised bed construction, best soil mix, what to plant, and succession planting for continuous harvests.
By Lisa Greenway
Discover the best duck breeds for homesteaders raising ducks for eggs and meat. Covers Khaki Campbell, Indian Runner, Pekin, Muscovy, Welsh Harlequin, housing, feeding, and egg production.
By Sarah Mitchell
Step-by-step guide to building a rainwater harvesting system for your homestead. Covers collection yield calculations, first-flush diverters, IBC tote storage tanks, and water treatment options.
By Tom Braddock
Learn how to dehydrate food at home. Covers choosing a dehydrator, drying herbs, fruits, vegetables, and jerky, food safety guidelines, and long-term storage methods for homesteaders.
By Emily Caldwell
Learn how to grow garlic from planting to harvest and storage. Complete guide covering hardneck vs softneck varieties, fall planting, spring care, scape removal, harvest timing, and curing.
By Lisa Greenway
Complete beginner's guide to raising dairy goats on a small homestead. Covers best breeds, housing, feeding, milking, breeding, kidding, and health management for Nigerian Dwarf and full-size dairy goats.
By Jake Harmon
Everything rural homesteaders need to know about private well water. Covers how wells work, water testing, common problems, pump maintenance, and well water vs. municipal water comparison.
By Tom Braddock
Discover the 8 best chicken breeds for cold weather and northern climates. Covers frostbite resistance, winter egg production, temperament, and what to look for in a cold-hardy breed.
By Sarah Mitchell