Homesteading
PODCAST: The Beauty of a Manitoulin Blizzard
Published onMarch 4th, 2016
Steve shares his thoughts and experiences living at the end of a dead end rural road during the harsh, beautiful and...Continue Reading
Cottages & Cabins
Q&A: Tiny Home Bylaw Issues
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Q: Did you ever have trouble with zoning bylaws when you built the tiny house you’ve written about I want to follow...Continue Reading
Article
Keep on Truckin’: How to Make Your Vehicle Last Longer
Updated on April 11th, 2019
Some people manage their vehicles like tubes of caulking – use them up and throw them away Not me I aim for a long...Continue Reading
Article
Sane & Sustainable Homesteading: Part 1
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on...Continue Reading
Featured
VIDEO: Water Well Drilling
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Supplying your own water is vital issue when you're living away from a town or city, and getting a water well drilled...Continue Reading
Article
Sane and Happy Homesteading: Part 3
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Click if you missed the first or second part of this series Every so often I find someone who has given up on the...Continue Reading
Article
Sane and Happy Homesteading: Part 2
Updated on December 12th, 2017
Back on my Mother Earth News blog I talked about the reasons I see would-be homesteaders change their minds and give...Continue Reading
Article
The Hidden Truth About Insulation
Updated on January 17th, 2016
If home insulation was a character in a fairy tale, it’d be the plain, hardworking younger sister who never gets the...Continue Reading
Audio Blog
Q&A Podcast: Choosing a Generator
Published onDecember 3rd, 2015
Listen in as Steve explains the basics of choosing a backup generator for a reader who has a lot of "essentials" at...Continue Reading
Article
VIDEO FEATURE: How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Nothing fancy, just good, old-fashioned chocolate chips cookies baked in our homestead kitchen for the family to...Continue Reading