Thursday, July 17, 2025
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Tag: homesteading

Eliza Blue considers how rare and how vital rain is to ranchers and homesteaders in western South Dakota, grateful for the recent rain there.

Eliza Blue makes changes in her sheep flock to improve her fiber business, remembering lambing difficulties with the breed she chose after the fact.

May offers Eliza Blue and the animals on her ranch a reprieve from the sometimes harsh weather in South Dakota.

Beekeeper Scott Svab explains how to locate and catch bee swarms to add to a home apiary.

Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is supporting new poultry keepers through an online educational resource.

Eliza Blue publishes a new book, “The Adventures of Pearl & Theo," and shares an excerpt from the first chapter.

Eric Keller has been producing soap from the fat of their pigs for practically nothing for two years. He shares the process with readers.

The homestead life is finally starting to make sense to Eric Keller: carefully planning the food for next year, grocery shopping for canned goods in our basement storeroom and mending and repairing what we can.

Jeannie Seabrook, owner of the Glass Rooster Cannery, teaches classes on homesteading practices and cans food for local farmers to reduce food waste.

Eric Keller's appointment with the butcher finally comes to fruition. Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned.