Like many Americans my age I have student loans. And they are totally out of control. There is this pervasive idea that the only way to get ahead in life is to be highly educated. There is no value placed

( (Guys they had goats!!!) Yes…… and no…… I really hate to put anything negative out there about eco building but I have to say the first week was trying to say the least. The property we are building

Hi everyone! I have an amazing opportunity coming my way and as a result I will have to take a break from steemit. I know, I know, I just got back! No worries though because this break will leave me with

The one drawback to muscovies is that they go broody A LOT. Don’t get me wrong I love our ducks and broody is good but it does require a lot of nesting boxes. A while ago we had a second hen go broody

One of three Luffa plants I have around the homestead. This year I added three Luffa gourd plants to the Golden D Homestead. According to Gardening Know How Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula),

The plants are in! They have actually been in the ground for a while now. We’ve had a crazy couple of months and it just keeps getting crazier. This is one of my favorite goals for 2018 is our edible

I would like to apologize to all my followers and those I follow for disappearing on you. I had no intentions of doing so but the last 2 months got a little crazy. Rest assured we're back and I have a

Living off grid, we try to not use electric appliances, especially when there are wonderful old fashioned tools that work flawlessly. If you'd like an affordable and quick way to cut pasta, you might enjoy

(I prefer a simple pepperoni pizza) I may have grown up in southern Maryland but I retain very few cultural habits from that area. I grew up in a household much more like western, NY as both my parents

This is part of a collaboration created by @wholesomeroots. If you are interested in participating or checking out the other homesteading participating please check out their channel here. I’ve only had

I saw this collaboration on youtube and I decided to take it on steemit style. Even without the Great American Farm tour the Rhodes family have influenced countless people to take control of their food.

Do you have projects that have been put on the backburner and could use some help bringing them to fruition? Do you like to travel cheaply and have a skill to offer? Greetings fellow Steemit users, Steemit

To say sourdough is my arch nemesis might be an overstatement buuuuuuuut probably not. I have tried numerous times to master the sourdough starter. Most people make it seem like sourdough is so easy and

(Photo credit to Hopping Bunnies) I’ve lost animals before, not farm animals but beloved pets. It’s a devastating emotional experience. You miss your best friend and blame yourself for not doing more (even

I gotta say there is nothing quite as pretty as a garden even when the fencing is wire and t posts, even when there is hardly anything growing. Every time I catch a glimpse out of the corner of my eye

I am not a connoisseur of essential oils. I’ve only been using them for a couple years and I’ve used 2 brands. One of which isn’t even worth mentioning. I am not one of those people who has tried every

It took a few weekends but we finally finished our rabbit tractor! We came up with the design ourselves and I’m rather proud of it. Every time we complete a new project it turns out a little bit better

Last Sunday we picked up the last of our rabbit breeding stock, a buck and a doe. We had picked up our other 2 does about a week before that for a total of 3 does and a buck. The last two were my favorites

It’s only February and yet our gardening season has begun!! I have been dying to start gardening, it’s one of those homesteading tasks that has almost instant results. You can visibly see progress pretty

WHEW 18 months guys. 18 months without an oven. We made due with a set of burners and the grill all the while desperately waiting for the day we could get a new one. If you aren’t familiar with our story