The group checks out a chicken coop in winter during its 2017 homestead coop tour. When my wife, Cara, and I moved to a small town in a new area in 2015 and wanted to start homesteading, we felt ...

The author at his farm in Québec, where he and his spouse, Amelie, host on-site workshops. Looking to make extra money on the homestead? Teach homesteading classes! Teaching homesteading family ...

Why bother with the blatant commercialism of big-box, look-at-me retailers that claim to support the “Do it yourself” ethos when regional, organic alternatives await? That’s right — whether just ...

Living off the land like a modern-day episode of Little House on the Prairie sounds intriguing. Growing and preserving your food, fixing what you have, or building what you need, and working toward ...

Before we dig into the goat tools and homesteading supplies recommended by our community, here’s a little context — and a fun behind-the-scenes look at how this guide came together. I thought it would ...

Homestead Wisconsin has a grass-fed, grass-finished and pasture-raised label. McCoy says “grass-fed” refers to any livestock that was raised at one point of its life on grass. The next step in the ...