Outdoor Lore

Homesteading articles about Outdoor Lore pertaining to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Old stone gravestones in the old abandoned cemetery
Homesteading

Grave Matters: About That Old Cemetery on the Back 40…

A few years ago, my husband and I spent our weekends driving…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell
Beneficial species

The Three Sisters Legacy: The Science Behind Companion Planting

There’s nothing quite as frustrating as having some know-it-all tell you why…

Clare Brandt Clare Brandt
Blizzards-on-the-Great-Plains
Anecdotes

Blizzards: Furies of Nature

Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty.…

Dorothy Rieke Dorothy Rieke
holy days of the faming year
Homesteading

Holy Days of the Farming Year

A Tribute to John Barleycorn John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
The Pawpaw: America’s Secret Native Fruit
Foraging

The Pawpaw: America’s Secret Native Fruit

Ozark banana. Quaker delight. Asimoya. Hillbilly mango. This relatively obscure fruit goes by…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst
whippoorwill whip-poor-will
Homesteading

The Whippoorwill

Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Morel Mushrooms In Warm Spring Sunshine
Food

Mystical Morels

Different portions of society consider differing seasons as the "busy time".  For…

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Noxious Weeds homesteading
Homesteading

Noxious Weeds …or Are They?

"Oh, this is beautiful!" I sighed. My fiancé had brought me out…

Nicole H. Brauner Nicole H. Brauner
Eggs

Snake Lore

Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind.  Not very…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
First aid

Living with Poison Oak: Keys to Identifying this Forest Menace

As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife,…

Wade Truex Wade Truex
myths about ticks
Homesteading

Ticks!

I wish I knew how many thousands of dollars ticks have cost…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Benefits of Bats on the Homestead
Bats

The Benefits of Bats on the Homestead

Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. For centuries,…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell