Keeping an Eye on Homesteading and Sharing OldTime Knowledge

Items Needed: Five Hours of Your Time Pork Fat (Backfat, Leaf Lard or Fat Trimmings) Meat Grinder Stock Pot Collander Paper Towels or...

Let's get right to the meaty parts of this article. It's getting cold, and we haven't got all day. I have been raising poultry on open...

They say mature roosters are tough as an old boot, and old laying hens are good for nothing but stewing chickens. But what if I told you...

Fine Tuning Venison Stew

I want to think that most people garden for health benefits, but I see all these so-called "helpful" homestead hacks that make me shake...

Ingredients: Soap Nuts (Soapberries) Essential oils (optional) And an understanding that soap doesn't need bubbles to clean. I have been...

Advanced Homesteading Skills

How to Cook Scrambled Eggs in Cast Iron

List: -2 pounds of meat Beef or venison with pork shoulder, moose with pork shoulder, bison with pork fat, elk, etc. -Bread, hamburger...

The Secret to the Best Coffee

A year ago, I received an air-fryer as a gift for Christmas. I'm not one big on countertop appliances. I don't own a microwave or a...

(UPDATED 1/8/2022) We are getting ready for our first winter storm of the year. Granted, we are in Kansas, and we don't get weather like...

I giggled Christmas morning as I looked out my kitchen window to see a covey of Bobwhite quail playing in the front yard. Watching them...

It was a busy day on the homestead. This morning I spent the first two hours of my day catching up on computer work before taking my...

Yesterday, Ronnie and I decided to go to McDonald's for lunch to celebrate the book launch. We only eat out a few times a year, and it...