A homesteader knife is more than a simple utilitarian blade. It is a symbol of the outdoor life! To forge a knife will in turn forge a culture. With a knife, Man exercises his dominion over Nature. Here is my latest creation from the forge for what I consider to be a most essential part…
What good is a swamp to the modern homesteader? Don’t be too quick to pass it by as an unusable place. It just might end up being the most interesting corner of your domain! A swamp is any low-lying land where the ground water is exposed. It can have open water or soggy mud, with…
Have you ever struggled brewing a French press? I mean getting it just right. I have. It (embarrassingly) took a long while to get the ratio of coffee to hot water right. Sometimes it was waaaay too strong, sometimes way too weak. Like either pouring tar or tea. NOT how we want a coffee. AND…
