Latest tagged entries for 'HOMESTEADING'



Self-sufficiency, part 2

Monday, 12 January 2009 9:40 P GMT-05
By no means comprehensive, here are my thoughts on attaining self-sufficiency.

Book Review: Five Acres and Independence by M.G. Kains

Wednesday, 7 January 2009 12:00 A GMT-05
Written in 1935 and revised in 1940, Kains develops a plan for running a small (let's say, 5 acres or so) farm for a profit. For the prospective homesteader, this is interesting reading, but hardly essential.

Book Review: The Gift of Good Land by Wendell Berry

Tuesday, 16 December 2008 11:31 P GMT-05
Review of a collection of essays "cultural and agricultural." Some of the essays weren't that compelling, but the heart of this collection is excellent--incisive and insightful. This book should appeal to more than just those interested in farming.

Book Review: All Flesh is Grass by Gene Logsdon

Saturday, 25 October 2008 9:43 P GMT-05
Review of All Flesh is Grass by Gene Logsdon, on pasture farming.

Summer's Best Week

Tuesday, 17 July 2007 8:47 P GMT-05
An overview of where I've been for the past week.