Making The Most Of Shade: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Shade Garden
How to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up…
Grave Matters: About That Old Cemetery on the Back 40…
A few years ago, my husband and I spent our weekends driving…
Bream, Bass, & Butterflies: Building Multi-use Ponds on the Homestead
Now here’s a picture for you... Imagine looking out over a small…
Bats & Guano: Gifts From the Garden Gods
Say the words feces, scat, feculence, crap, caca, and a shovel-full of…
Throwing in the Towel: How to Move to the Country Fast and Cheap
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall…
Wintertime on the Homestead
Snow, ice, sleet, and wind. Darkness at 4 p.m., rock-hard ground, frozen…
You Can Afford Your Homestead Dream..You May Not Recognize it at First.
Do you dream of one day owning a homestead of your own,…
Black Walnuts: Pennies From Heaven
Here at Exclamation Pointe, autumn is a tranquil time when the subtle…
Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape
Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…
The Pawpaw: America’s Secret Native Fruit
Ozark banana. Quaker delight. Asimoya. Hillbilly mango. This relatively obscure fruit goes by…
7 Things To Do Before Buying Your Dream Homestead
For many families, purchasing a beautiful little homestead is the ultimate dream.…
