The readers of MOTHER’s pages are drawn to simpler, hands-on lives that reimagine the 9-to-5, cubicle-enclosed lifestyle. They choose instead to find fulfilling work by repairing a trusty piece of ...

Take time to understand the rhythms of your property. Watch how sunlight falls, water moves, and animals interact with the ...

Classic back-to-the-land rural homesteading communities focus on growing food and/or raising livestock, and practicing the necessary homesteading skills for living a self-reliant country life. In some ...

Head west deep into Kansas. Or north far into Missouri. Exit the interstate and take a look around. What’s missing? Increasingly, the answer is: People. And by extension, economic development and ...

The Adirondack Rural Skills and Homesteading Festival on Saturday at the Paul Smith's College VIC will celebrate the talents of a bygone era with... Sep 29, 2015 — The Adirondack Rural Skills and ...

Millennials and Generation Z have made a noticeable shift back to basics in recent years. Learn how and why these younger groups increasingly turn towards homesteading and how they differ from ...

Though agriculture can be historically traumatic for many Black families, these homesteaders have found personal liberation by returning to the land. Today, many people are still embracing ...

About 10 years ago, my husband and I decided to try homesteading. We wanted to be self-sufficient and moved to a 93-acre farm in rural Maine. Over time, we realized it was harder than we thought and ...