Setting a pasture ablaze might sound like a wild idea, but learning how to do a controlled burn can help you safely rejuvenate grasses for livestock to feed on. Try these controlled burning techniques ...

What is regenerative farming? Vandana Shiva explains that this method of agriculture is healing for both people and the land. What is regenerative farming, and Why is biodiversity important to an ...

Claudette Schroer, at left, Jeff Schroer, Jason Schroer, and Laurie Schroer pose for a photograph next to the Hoosier Homestead Farm centennial award sign at their farm in Columbus on Friday. Nine ...

Fletcher, NC -- On a small family farm tucked in the hills of North Carolina, Justin Rhodes begins his mornings before 7 a.m., moving chickens, feeding cows and prepping his camera. For more than 1 ...

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 ...

From cherry trees to chickens—people are growing their own. Yes, people are popping in saunas, pools, and drought-resistant gardens all over their yards. But another less-expected landscaping trend ...

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 ...

The agroecological homestead model is an initiative of the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Program and a grassroots organisation, the Professional Assistance for Development Action. Pradan, as it is ...

Choosing a long-term property for your homestead is different than buying a typical home. Your homestead doubles as a working asset that should sustain you for decades. Every decision you make about ...

Walker Homestead Farm and Winery in Johnson County took root nearly 2,000 miles away, when Bob and Kristy Walker, both professors at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, were on a trip ...