Tag: Homesteading women

Bridges Burned, Fingers Crossed: My Homesteading Adventure Begins

The bush-hogging is done.  The perimeter fence will go up next week,…

Julie O'Neil Julie O'Neil

Too Close for Comfort: One Woman’s Misadventures in Pasture Creation

I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed…

Sue Dick Sue Dick

Our Life with Geese: A Mother-Daughter Goose Story

This is the second submission by single-mom and homesteader, Mariann Foster.  Click…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

Letters of a Woman Homesteader 1: The Arrival at Burnt Fork

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  The writer of the following letters is a young woman,…

Elinore P. Stewart Elinore P. Stewart

Making a Life, Not a Living: A Single Parent’s Journey

I couldn't say the exact date I started single-parent homesteading since it…

Mariann Foster Mariann Foster

The Profitable Homestead: How to Take Your Homestead from Hobby to Profit

It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The Hesitant Homesteader

I love the idea of living on a homestead. When my husband…

Bobbi-Jo Irwin Bobbi-Jo Irwin

Living in the Sticks (and the Single Girl)

Carving out a homestead is a fantasy of many a young boy. …

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon

Aprons: A Cover Story

Just when I thought that my one apron, Old Faithful was all…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Making Labneh Cheese: Food Without Electricity

So as I went on and on about how excited I am…

Scout Satya Scout Satya

A Homesteader Visits Sudan

I walked off the plane in March expecting to get smacked in…

Elena Robinson Elena Robinson

FarmHer Genes: Is Homesteading in your DNA?

I always felt different than my sisters.  We were all born in…

May Woodworth May Woodworth