Enter to Win During the 12 Days of Homesteading
Win More Than $2,000 in Homesteading Essentials They say it is better to give than receive, so for 12 straight days, Countryside is making your holidays a little merrier by giving you a chance to win...
View ArticleHow to Save Electricity at Home during the Holidays
Saving Electricity: Tips for Using Less Energy on Holiday Decorating City streetlights blink bright red and green. Even Rudolph’s nose shines so bright. The most wonderful time of the year is also the...
View ArticleSimple Homesteading: Food Culture is About Sharing
Our Homesteading Heritage is About Caring for Others Photo by Shelley DeDauw I’ve always gardened and cooked for my family. But I didn’t realize how much my simple homesteading centered on them until I...
View Article2015 in Review: A Year of Simple Homesteading and More
At Countryside, we thought it would be fun to look back at our top five stories from 2015. It’s an eclectic mix of simple homesteading stories that includes everything from zombies to making homemade...
View ArticleEssential Remedies For Your Dairy Barn
Essentials to have on hand. Every urban resident has asked the question, “Where’s a cop when you need one?” The answer that follows is the customary, “Probably at the donut shop.” But if you have a...
View ArticleLost in the Wilderness?
Tips to Help You Emerge Safely I have a friend that has spent a significant amount of his life living and working in the remote outdoors as a backcountry hunting guide and outfitter. He is actually...
View ArticleBuild a Homestead Pond
A small pond can really add to a homestead. It provides a calm, peaceful area to relax, fish, etc. We also use ours in a practical way, to irrigate plants, which keeps the water moving and cleaner....
View ArticleA Homestead Heritage – Could You Make Do?
A Self Sustaining Living Used to be a Way of Life It seems to me that most of our grandparents were accustomed to hard times. And through the generations, they passed to me a homestead heritage. In...
View ArticleBuilding Homesteading Partnerships
I caught up with Bryce as he loaded a pair of speed skis into his beat-up pickup truck. “Hey, I’ve got a quick question.” Bryce slid the skis through the back window and between the bucket seats....
View ArticleBallast: The Tractor Tire Fluids Rundown
How Much Ballast Do I Need On My Tractor And Why? Since the day tractor manufacturers moved from steel wheel traction to tire on wheel configurations, farmers have added tractor tire fluid to their...
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