Modern Pioneer

In my youth, still young to many at 44, I found that I had a drive that was matched by few. Only true people that had the same passion as I ...

Like anything else, there is different ways to accomplish the same goal. Although what I am about to explain to you is the correct way, it m...

As I sit here this evening, while the cool fall air swirls around the trees to pull off the dead leaves and floats them to the ground, today...

I like Autumn, it does close Summer and puts a lid on the harvest season and opens a whole different mind set on the Homestead. I will be pu...

As the weather gets cooler, the leaves start to die, the trees begin to fall asleep for the coming winter months. Daytime temps are a hit an...

Tonight I had contact with the bears again, in fact there were four bears. I saw three clearly and heard one in the woods before I stepped o...

I understand that posting and promoting ideas lead people to follow me in many ways. It is also a powerful tool and comes with rules on how ...

As I walk down my path in life, I find myself coming in contact with some real wonderful people. Some people like Stan, who does a lot of ...

Like Peddlers peddling all sorts of Elixirs for everything that is wrong with you, so are people blogging and giving the information they k...

Memories of smelling bacon from downstairs always woke me up and made my tummy growl. At home on the farm, it was a frosting designed window...

People talk about the hundred dollar egg when I tell them that I raise chickens for eggs. As you know, there is a lot more to raising chicke...

For most people here you understand how I live and the reasons why I live the way I do. It is a system that balances on many factors, some I...

There is a lot to be said about keeping things you "might" use in the near future, then comes along the rules of how long to keep ...

Many people that garden just do it, they just get on with it and you would know nothing else other than they grow their food. Some people ga...

With the drought in full swing, I have had other worries on my mind other than my mushroom log tower. In the spring as it came in, if that...

Onions are one of the most popular vegetables for growing in home gardens and are one of the first crops of spring. They can be stored over ...

Before I explain to you what happened, I want to touch on a few things and I do not advise you to do what I am about to share as there could...

K&D asked me this morning if I am a prepper? Perhaps.. My lifestyle is based on a system of beliefs that living off the land and takin...

To my disappointment this year, I have been to busy to go hunting outside a couple hours the first day. I have hired seasonal help, but the ...

While winterizing this year, confident in my acquired skills of maple syrup making, spotting and marking of maple trees on my own property (...