Tag: Building

The Simplest House of All: The Dacha Series

One of the first concerns of new homesteaders is to provide themselves…

Mark Chenail Mark Chenail

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Two: The Machinery

If you haven't yet, read Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One:…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 2

Who doesn’t long for their own piece of terra firma (or soil),…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Nothing Simplifies Rural Life Like Fencing

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

The Missouri Journal

Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to…

Mark Chenail Mark Chenail

Rescuing Rural Churches

  Rural areas of North America are punctuated at measured intervals by…

Magdalena Perks Magdalena Perks

Gotta Getta Ger: Buying a Yurt for the Homestead

  We have the land. We have a house we are selling.…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

An Illustrated History of Log Cabins

  Just down the road from our house sits a sagging cabin…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Rockin’ Out With the Stones… Homesteader Style: Building a Natural Stone Fireplace Surround

  Nothing says “log cabin in the pines” like a big solid…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon