Category Archives: Homesteading

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

“Returning” to the Homestead

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

I hope this isn’t becoming repetitive, but I’m almost overcome by a variety of feelings—mostly satisfaction— as we “return” to homestead life. Last winter was hard in unexpected ways. The frequent bitter cold and high winds, with little or no … Continue reading →

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Fish or Cut . . . Wood

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

I haven’t gotten the feeling yet, but I know it’s coming. I get it every year around this time. Or, more precisely, around this weather. We’re getting the first real spring weather. The cold has departed, replaced by comfortably cool … Continue reading →

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