Today, we’re going to take up the topic of “Farm-Fluencers” – those beautiful “homestead” accounts we follow on Instagram and Youtube. Are they setting an impossibly high standard? Presenting a fake vision of the Homesteading…

This week’s episode is an exploration of traditional Easter baking. How many of these treats have you made in your kitchen?

Today is a discussion of farmland preservation, land use issues, and how they impact rural culture. Listen to “Ep. 105 – This Land is My Land” on Spreaker. The Change.org petition USDA NRCS Farmland Protection Policy…

Spindles and Wheels for yarn making at home. Listen to “Ep. 104 – Spinning Your Wheels” on Spreaker. The Change.org petition Straddle Creek Spins The Spanish Peacock Kromski Spinning Wheels Athena Spinning Wheels For used…

Today’s episode is a brief survey of American barn styles, construction methods, and the cultural aspects of barns in community. And we’ll even touch a little on reclaimed barn wood. Listen to “Ep. 103 –…

A little conversation about folkways, and why we shouldn’t surrender them to the blandification of the overculture. Listen to “Ep. 102 – Your Ways are not Our Ways” on Spreaker. Martin Shaw Rosemaling Masters Folk…

Genetics, breeding systems, and are EPDs all they are made out to be? Listen to “Ep. 101 – It’s All a Numbers Game” on Spreaker. A Breed Apart, by Adam Henson Best Yet AI Dutch…

How can you try to go home in a homeless world. And why you need to. Listen to “Ep. 100 – You Can’t Go Home Again?” on Spreaker. Homestead Festival 2023 Russel Kirk’s essay on…

Does what you wear while you homestead matter? Who is “really working” and who is “just cos-playing”? Listen to “Ep. 99 – Dressing the Part” on Spreaker. Some pattern lines to get you started if…

Back onto the topic of education – I know, me and everybody else. Today, we’ll talk about options outside the standard public schools. Listen to “Ep. 98 – What Shall We Teach?” on Spreaker. Abeka…