Homesteading

How to Get the Most Heat from Your Wood Stove

Nate Petroski March 12, 2025

No matter what wood-burning stove you’re using, there are steps you can take to get the most heat from your wood stove. Learn how.

Tree Tapping: Advice from a Maple Syrup Expert

Glenda Lehman Ervin January 6, 2025

Get advice from maple sugaring expert Jason Cash, owner of Cash Farms Pure Maple Syrup. Learn about tree tapping and how to begin.

9 Essential Products You Need When Heating with Wood

Glenda Lehman Ervin October 18, 2024

Using a wood heatstove or cookstove? Here are the most important hearth accessories you need to keep your stove at its best.

Winter is a Homesteader’s Time to Plan

Sarah Kroger October 2, 2024

Winter is the time for planning as a homesteader. Now’s the time to dream big and think of everything you want to do this year from gardening to beekeeping.

Podcast Episode: Modern Pioneering with Cyndi Ball

admin September 30, 2024

Cyndi Ball, founder of the National Ladies Homestead Gathering, chats with us about homesteading in this episode of Solutions for a Simpler Life.

Podcast Episode: Homesteading in the City with Andrew Seegars

admin September 11, 2024

Andrew Seegars of CityboyFarming joins us on our podcast to talk about what it’s like to have a small farm in the city of Detroit. Listen in now!

Podcast Episode: Farming with Rex and Ryan Tietje

admin August 14, 2024

Brothers Rex and Ryan Tietje in Northeast Ohio are fifth generation farmers, and they are part of a family of farmers taking care of many acres of land.

Podcast Episode: The Road Less Traveled with Nate Petroski

admin August 5, 2024

Tune in to our podcast to hear from homesteader Nate Petroski as he discusses the road less traveled.

Carolyn and Josh from Homesteading Family

The Desire to Slow Down: A Homesteading Journey

Josh and Carolyn of Homesteading Family July 3, 2024

I’ve been reflecting on Josh and me and our homesteading journey. We are watching a brand new generation reclaim skills our modern world deemed unnecessary.