Most people take vacations to relax. They lay on a beach, or golf, or drink at the cruise ship bar. My 9-day vacation this spring did...

I traveled to Grandview Orchard on Friday to pick up our order of fruit trees, raspberries, and honeyberries. The last thing I did Friday...

While taking a hike this afternoon, I saw my first Maypples of the spring. Ahhh... There's always something to make me smile!

I was 2-3 minutes too late in taking this picture and those 2-3 minutes made a world of difference in terms of the overall red sky...

The spiles are pulled and the buckets are washed and put away. With this week's warm temperatures came the end of our maple syrup season....

The weather has not been conducive for our maple trees to produce sap. I think it has been an odd combination of deep frost and an...

Constant checks of the Weather Channel app in late February can only mean one thing - the start of maple syrup season is upon us. Maple...

I do not watch a lot of homesteading YouTube channels, but Maggie has several she follows. As a result, when I open YouTube on our...

In the quiet of winter, it seems like life takes a break from the bustle of summer. But life leaves signs of its presence in freshly...

As the first day of winter approaches, typing this as I sip a homebrewed hard apple cider, it is nearing the time when I like to reflect...

I wasn't expecting to see snow when I opened our blinds this morning; but there it was - a light dusting of Wisconsin December snow on...

We live in an unincorporated township, run by a small town board. So small, that the town treasurer, who used to work at the high school...

Way back in March, we laid out a handful of things we wanted to do with our land this year. This weekend, we were able to enjoy the last...

This year we managed to make a gallon of maple syrup, tapping only six trees and boiling down the sap over a firepit. While it was...

For the past two seasons I have seen many deer on our trail camera, but not many bucks. This fall, I decided to place the camera farther...

Search any homesteader or natural remedy blog, and the search is bound to turn up at least one post on apple cider vinegar. It is so...

I've gotten about 3 five gallon buckets of apples from our pasture. The apples taste somewhat like a Courtland apple even though they...

The amount of black walnuts I've gathered has doubled since I took this picture. I've never done anything with raw / whole black walnuts...

The purchase of our "new to us" but old pick-up truck was a point of "disagreement" between Ed and I. Ed didn't think the purchase wqs...

As the days begin to shorten and fruits and vegetables ripen, food preservation season is upon us. We have canned food on and off for...