Old-Fashioned Living

Over the past several years, I’ve been saving seeds from my peas and beans to use for next year’s garden. I’ve only saved seeds from …

This year I made a pretty big mistake with my garden. My garden has been struggling a bit more than usual with the weather this …

One thing that I’ve been trying to do more of this year is to take advantage of some of the herbs that are growing wild …

Herbal teas are a great way to enjoy a variety of different flavors while also benefiting from the nutrients and beneficial properties of the herbs. …

This past year I did something I had been thinking about doing off and on for a while: I got backyard chickens! This little pullet …

If you're interested in learning more about herbs and about how to use them then you might have realized how easy it can be to …

When we think of food preservation, a lot of times the first thing that comes to mind is pantry shelves filled with home-canned foods in …

One of the best ways to quickly brighten up a room is to add a bouquet of fresh flowers in a vase. The price of …

Even though using a sourdough starter for homemade yeast means that you don't have to buy yeast packets from the store to bake bread, a …

When we think about going foraging, we often picture going somewhere deep in the woods or in a field out in the countryside, but a …

Whether you have a big homestead garden on a large property, a medium-sized garden in a suburban back yard, or even a smaller garden in …

When you're getting ready for the new gardening season to start, one of the important things that you have to figure out is how much …

If you are interested in trying to save seeds from your garden to plant again the following year, one of the most important things to …

It seems like a common assumption about growing your own food at home is that gardening will automatically save you money. While this can certainly …

Making a homemade sourdough starter is a fairly simple process, but it can also bring up some questions, and one of those questions is how …

Of all of the herbs and spices in the spice aisle at the grocery store, saffron is almost always the most expensive one you can …

Heirloom seeds are becoming increasingly more popular, but even so, they can sometimes be difficult to find in garden centers and other places that sell …

If you have a few backyard maple trees and you live in a climate where it's below freezing at night and above freezing during the …

There are some aspects of homesteading that are definitely more challenging for those of us who live in suburban areas with small yards, but if …

One of the many reasons why apples were such a popular fruit in previous centuries is the fact that they are one of the few …

Saving seeds from your own garden plants is a great old-fashioned way to save money in your garden, but the process of saving seeds from …

DIY projects have become increasingly popular the past few years (as anyone who has visited Pinterest lately is well aware of), and there are lots …

Whether you want to store your own garden-grown produce or whether you want to take advantage of a bulk discount for fresh vegetables from a …

  A few weeks ago I visited Old Sturbridge Village (a living history museum focusing on early 19th century life in New England,) and one …

  Of all of the things that have changed a lot in the past few years, our food supply is definitely one of them! And …

When you hear the words "scratch cooking" or "cooking from scratch," do you envision hours spent confined in your kitchen, slaving over a hot stove, …

For a long time, I had been confused about the subject of yeast, and especially about homemade yeast. The only yeast I knew about was …