How Trees Can Enhance Soil Quality and Transform Your Homestead
Trees can be a tremendous benefit to a homestead in many ways, but one way that isn’t often considered is how trees can enhance soil quality. Trees are good for …
Homesteading
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planting Trees on Your Homestead
Trees can supply abundantly for the homestead and should be grown for various reasons. Not only do trees provide food, beauty, and shade, but they can also help improve soil …
Clearing Land, Growing Livestock Feed, Meat Rabbits, And More With Guest Jordy Buck
On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold is joined by return guest Jordy Buck from NorthernHomesteading.com to discuss clearing wooded land to grow livestock feed, raising rabbits, and …
9 Great Reasons To Raise Quail On Your Homestead
Raising small livestock on a homestead can have many advantages over large livestock, especially on an urban or suburban farm. Of all the livestock I’ve raised, Coturnix Quail are my …
A Modern Homesteader’s Poem
Reflections On The Pursuit Of Modern Homesteading by Harold Thornbro Busy commutes, demands of a job,Freedom and peace, these things do rob. Long hours away, little time at home,Can things …
Pollarding and Coppicing Trees and Shrubs (Why and How)
Pollarding and Coppicing techniques are very similar but achieve slightly different goals. Each involves a method of pruning which ultimately results in more growth over time and shapes the tree …
Homestead Tool Maintenance, Repair, and Organizing
On This Episode of The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold and Rachel Discuss Homestead Tool Maintenance, Repair, and Organizing. The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 172 – December 5, 2022 Listen To …
Connecting Homesteaders and Building Skills with Homesteaders of Indiana
On This Episode of The Modern Homesteading Podcast Harold Has A Conversation With Paul Circle and Brooke Schafer, Two Of The Administrators Of The Homesteaders Of Indiana Group. The Modern …
Gifts From Homesteaders and For Homesteaders
On This Episode of The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold and Rachel Discuss The Gifts Homesteaders Can Make On The Homestead For Family and Friends and Also Gifts Homesteaders Might Like …
8 Great Chainsaws For Homesteading You Can Get On Amazon
Working the homestead can be physically taxing but fulfilling. There’s something about shaping your lived environment that makes you feel well integrated where you live. But the work gets to …
Thanksgiving On The Homestead
On This Episode of The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold and Rachel Talk About Thanksgiving On The Homestead. They Dive Into The Food Storage To Pull Out There Favorite Dishes For …
10 Reasons To Start Homesteading Now, Right Where You Are
Homesteading is hard work! I’m writing this right now at night, and I’m tired and am quite often tired at the end of the day. So why do it? Is …
Getting Started Safely Foraging For Mushrooms With Aaron and Jill Grenchik
Join Rachel as she interviews Aaron and Jill Grenchik, Aaron and Jill are professional foragers who actually make a living foraging, teaching, and selling at the farmers market and online. They …
8 Ways To Make Use Of Fallen Leaves
On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast, Harold and Rachel Share 8 Valuable Ways To Make Use Of The Fallen Leaves On The Homestead. The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode …
