“Okay, it’s time to get started,” a Purdue Extension educator says and draws attention to a raw wool fleece on the table. In the next two hours, participants will sort the fleece, spin it into yarn ...

Rooted and Resilient, hosted by Purdue Extension took place in November. It offered diverse workshops and activities focusing on sustainable living, gardening, animal husbandry, and practical skills ...

Flowers, farming, fruit and foraging were some of the many subjects that attendees of the Country Living and Modern Homesteading Expo learned about Saturday at Stanwood High School. Put on by the ...

Canning is an indispensable form of preserving food. New to the world of suburban homesteading? This article on homesteading for beginners who want to start to live more sustainably might be the right ...

Hard work, self-sustainability and community make for strong therapy at Hesperus farm Serving in the United States Armed Forces comes with plenty of perks. Travel comes with the job, and men and women ...

Homesteading might seem like a big, overwhelming dream, but as this short video from Dragonfly Brook Homestead reminds us, it ...

In an age of technology, when grocery shopping is at your fingertips and sitting in front of screens is a daily practice, many of us feel the pull of the old ways, to the simple way of life that once ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio —Ever thought about cultivating a vegetable garden, raising chickens, canning fruit or other homesteading skills? It may feel like a big leap to pursue a self-sufficient, home-based ...

Why bother with the blatant commercialism of big-box, look-at-me retailers that claim to support the “Do it yourself” ethos when regional, organic alternatives await? That’s right — whether just ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (AP) — In recent years, interest in ...

You may have learned about homesteading after seeing people show off their large garden plots or adorable chicken coops as they talk up the benefits of “living off the land” on TikTok or Instagram.