Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

The Firewood Supply: Kindling

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

Our wood heating season has returned. Now that it’s a daily focus of my life, I’m thinking about it a lot. And who am I to keep my thoughts to myself? Kindling is essential to heating one’s home with wood. … Continue reading →

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A Little Bird Told Me

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

For months I’ve been dreaming of the perfect “last tree,” which would provide us with the last firewood to be harvested before winter. This tree would need to be fairly large, to top off the growing pile of winter firewood … Continue reading →

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