After ten years of using chemical hair dyes to cover my gray roots, I decided to switch to henna. With all of the harmful chemicals in hair dyes, it made sense to me to use a plant-based product instead. A few years ago, I tried using a ‘natural’ hair dye from the health food store, […]
I dream of making my little homestead into a closed-loop system. Nothing comes in, nothing goes out. Now that would be self-sufficiency. Alas, there are things I can’t produce or grow here. For example, its much too cloudy in the winter for solar panels. The climate won’t allow me to grow all my food (this […]
When I moved to my homestead it had been decades since I’d chopped wood. It was intimidating thinking how much wood I’d need to chop for use in the wood stove. Although I have a propane fired-furnace, I keep the thermostat very low in the winter and supplement with wood stove heat. Wood stove heat […]
Five years ago I began to discover a whole new way of living. It’s a way of living that contributes to the health of the planet as well as my own health. It involves thinking about the life cycle of everything I buy. It makes me happy and I feel clean. When considering purchases, I […]
Yes, it can be done. I often hear the lament of folks who yearn for the homesteading lifestyle. “I can’t afford the land“, they exclaim. A valid point. It may take years of saving to afford that sweet piece of land. Meanwhile, you are itching and craving to get started. It is possible: you can […]
