Northern Homesteading

The latest issue of Grow Your Life magazine, edited by yours truly, is a 14-page, concentrated guide to raising rabbits for meat and manure. Learn how to select good animals, feed them well, plan...

Rabbits are one of the best choices of livestock for a family trying to self-sufficient.  They are very small and incredibly calm natured.  They aren’t dangerous when they get mad like...

Essential Ecosystems (better soil biology) Soil is a living, breathing, and replicating ecosystem similar in many respects to the human body. What we often view as single components are better...

Grow Better Potatoes This Year Potatoes are a food crop dating back as far as we know in the Andes Mountain region of South America. Although the latitude is known for its warm climate, the...

Jerusalem Artichoke, an Exceptional Thing Jerusalem Artichoke is the common name for a perennial sunflower that grows starchy tubers. It is incredibly tolerant to all soil conditions except wet...

Fresh chicken eggs are the easiest high-nutrition food a person can provide for themselves. Unfortunately, they can be very dirty and covered in bird manure. That’s a great way to get sick. It’s...