In part 1 of How to Create the Self-Sufficient Homestead Pantry  I addressed a low cost, easy to implement technique for stocking your homestead pantry…

The sad reality of our modern world is that most people would find themselves in a desperate state should they, for any reason, not be…

With Spring in full swing and the Easter season upon us the minds of many country folk are inevitably drawn to the seasonal rebirth of…

Did the morel spore slurry work? So a few years back I wrote this article about how we were going to attempt to propagate morels…

Water is the life blood of the homestead.  Without adequate moisture every aspect of homesteading becomes exponentially more difficult.  Access to clean water is becoming…

It’s a bit overdue, but we butchered a few of our meat chickens yesterday.  We didn’t harvest them all, just the roosters and one gimped…

We’re deep in discernment at this point trying to determine if now is the time to make the leap to homesteading full time. It’s a frightening proposition, but the call is strong and I believe we can make it work. We will continue to pray as a family and seek inspiration from the Blessed Mother and the Holy Ghost. This is by no means a done deal, but there are exciting times ahead for the Traditional Catholic Homestead!

The Grass-fed Homestead comes to visit the Traditional Catholic Homestead to document what life is like on the homestead in North Idaho during the winter!!!

Before I get into the meat of this post, I want to say, in the spirit of full disclosure, that we don’t consider ourselves to be…

If you guys have never heard of Brandon & Lauren Sheard of Farmstead Meatsmith fame you are really missing out!  For those of you who…