Category Archives: The Homestead

Rewilding Kids: Teaching Children About Food And Life

Last year we had several opportunities to teach young children about where food comes from, [...]

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What is Life Like As a Homesteader?

We get asked a lot of questions about this lifestyle. A lot of people who [...]

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Winter video Tour of Walkerland: January 2018 Edition

We just finished cleaning up after the Maritime Nor’easter of 2018. There was plenty of [...]

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5 Outdoor Tips For Cold Winter Homesteading

Here in Canada’s Maritimes mother nature likes to show off and blast us with all [...]

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I slip my feet into boots and then into snowshoes. I am carrying a big [...]

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7 Outdoor Wood Furnace Tips

I don’t claim to be a wood furnace expert, but I have noticed a few [...]

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Winter Isolation On The Homestead

I often get asked “how in the world do you cope with winter isolation?” It’s [...]

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An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

Today we shared a meal grown entirely on our own land. It was ours right [...]

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Homestead Life: Cash Crops, Chicken Tunnels and Feeling the Burn

Homestead life is certainly at its busiest in the spring. We’ve got fresh ideas, renewed [...]

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The Homestead Kitchen: Tips for Creating a Practical, Rustic, Self Sufficient Kitchen

The homestead kitchen is a busy place. It hums with the sounds of life and [...]

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