The term “homestead” conveys a sense of self-sufficiency that draws many conservative (and particularly conservative libertarian) people into the fold.… Read More »Ideological Similarities and Differences Between Liberal Homesteaders and Conservative Homesteaders
I generally don’t like to eat the broccoli stems, so I typically by broccoli crowns and compost the large stem… Read More »How to Grow Broccoli from A Stem
I learned about the Seeds Savers Exchange website last night, so I decided to check it out. It’s kind of… Read More »Seed Savers Exchange
There’s a number of reasons why people want to, or ultimately decide to, homestead. Though it is often to seek… Read More »The Liberal Homestead – Prepping, but Mostly to Reduce Consumption
There’s a ton of resources online about what native trees, shrubs, and flowers to grow in Maryland, so I’m not… Read More »Southern Maryland Native Flowers
Most of the time I’m advocating for planting fruit trees and native edible berry producing shrubs, but of course I… Read More »Willow Trees are a Useful Non-Edible plant on a Homestead
Update #1 – 5/7/25: My Blueberry plant has died As you’ll read below, I focused a lot of my efforts… Read More »A Simple Hügelkultur Mound Garden for Berries
The Flying Dragon Cold Hardy Orange is a very unique type of orange for a number of reasons. First of… Read More »Flying Dragon Cold Hardy Orange: A unique Citrius
The hedges in front of my house are currently made up of mostly Nandina plants that have large, beautiful cluster… Read More »Trees and Shrubs with Red Berries
Native Plants are so, so Important I’ve been getting into growing Maryland native plants on my forested homestead more and… Read More »Growing Maryland Native Plants