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How To Choose The Best Deep Freezer For Your Homestead or Hobby Farm

How To Choose The Best Deep Freezer For Your Homestead or Hobby Farm

A homesteader, bulk buyer, mom and chef shares how to choose the best deep freezer (including chest freezer versus upright) for your home, hobby farm...

A Story of an Extremely Attached Goat

A Story of an Extremely Attached Goat

Mara Watts, a Rethink:Rural writer and homesteader, shares her comical experience adding goats to the farm.

Wild Bees and Sourwood Honey

Wild Bees and Sourwood Honey

They say you've never had honey until you've tried pure wild sourwood honey, a rarity now in the South. Here, Jim Mize shares his experience growing...

From Princess to Gardener

From Princess to Gardener

Long-time gardener, grandpa, survival expert and great-grandpa, L. Woodrow Ross share his experience of the joy and wonder of teaching his...

How to Create An Epic Rural Backyard For Kids

How to Create An Epic Rural Backyard For Kids

You've finally got the big country yard you've always wanted for your growing family...now what? A homesteading family of four shares how they...

Summertime Science Part 4: Building a DIY Solar Oven

Summertime Science Part 4: Building a DIY Solar Oven

Looking for an educational summer project that will keep your kids engaged (even when it's hot outside)? Try a solar oven. In Part 4 of our Summer...

How To Grow Garlic: A Simple Guide

How To Grow Garlic: A Simple Guide

A regenerative herb farmer shares a simple guide on how to grow garlic plus the benefits of doing so in your home garden, hobby farm or homestead....

Summertime Science Part 3: Building a DIY Terrarium

Summertime Science Part 3: Building a DIY Terrarium

In Part 3 of our Summer Science Series, outdoor mom Corey Hunt shares how to build a DIY Terrarium step-by-step with your kiddos at home.

Summertime Science Part 1: How To Build A Freshwater Aquarium

Summertime Science Part 1: How To Build A Freshwater Aquarium

Got kids at home this summer? Then you'll love this summertime science series by outdoor mom, Corey Hunt. In this first article, she shares how to...

Fire Safety Considerations When Building A New Home

Fire Safety Considerations When Building A New Home

Building a new home gives you a unique opportunity to take advantage of modern fire safety tools and systems. Protect your home and family with these...