homesteader

The pilgrimage West was an arduous undertaking.  Emigrants hurriedly loaded their wagon trains with as many personal belongings as they could, and if they were unable to make what little they had fit, it was left behind.  Limited space forced many to wear all the clothing they owned on their backs.  The basic outfit for...

It is no surprise to see a cowgirl wearing many hats. And Meghan Gates is no exception to this! Ranch wife, mama, homesteader, and now, the author of a cookbook.  Mrs. Gates recently found herself enthralled in becoming self-sufficient in providing her own food for her family- a.k.a. homesteading.  “Growing and cooking our own food...

What happens when an herbalist meets a flock of chickens?  You get world-class eggs that poultry consumers will pay top dollar to have.  Farmer, herbalist, and author Amy K. Fewell’s The Homesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the perfect resource for raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm: the chicken. ...

Elinore Pruitt’s thick, gloved hands unfolded a newspaper advertisement and followed the words written across the page with her index finger.  “Housekeeper-cook wanted for respected land owner.  Offering a good permanent home for the right party.”  The announcement, placed in a Colorado newspaper in April 1909, was submitted by Wyoming sheep rancher H. Clyde Stewart....