11 Lessons Learned from 11 Years of Rural Living

Eleven years. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. Yet here we are. It was a snowy March afternoon in 2009 when we moved into our little renovated-with-much-love cabin in the woods and began our rural living journey. I had BIG plans. HUGE. Too huge, it...

Homeschooling Resources from a 16 Year Old Home Learner (for Parents)

Suddenly facing online schooling for your child? A 16 year homelearner describes his favourite and most rewarding methods of learning… all from home.

What is ‘Modern Homesteading’, Anyway?

So we're finally back to writing and sharing our rural living journey. It's been a LOOOOOOONG time - the last time I posted anything new was over two years ago (July 1, 2014, to be exact). Yikes. We've been active on Facebook, but as for the blog, it's been terribly...

Critters

Chicken Economics: The Cost of Keeping Chickens

Chicken Economics: The Cost of Keeping Chickens

Let's face it - raising chickens for your own fresh eggs is like a gateway drug to a full-fledged addiction to all things 'rural'. At least it seems that way, with practically every second magazine having anything to do with 'home' talking about backyard chickens in...

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Decor

How to Renovate a Heritage Log Cabin Interior – DIY Style

How to Renovate a Heritage Log Cabin Interior – DIY Style

Renovating an old, heritage log cabin, DIY style (and inexpensively), isn't really something I had on my bucket list.  Nor did I ever think I'd ever even live in one.  But in 2008 when I decided to pack up my son and finally leave the city to pursue my dreams of rural...

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Preparedness

Essential Oils on the Homestead

Essential Oils on the Homestead

"Mama, where's the peppermint oil?" My 9-year old son had eaten something that didn't agree with him and was looking for relief.  As is usual around here with all sorts of health maladies, we didn't reach for pharmaceuticals or the remedies most of us used growing up...

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