Space, after all, is one of the most precious commodities in a home.
Sustainability & Innovation
The Disappointment Phase of Technology
My two-cylinder John Deere tractors were made in 1952 and 1953
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
Sarah Loten takes us through the seasons of growing food at Drover’s Way Farm.
The Quandary of an Old Quarry
How Evergreen Brick Works restored and revived a dormant industrial zone.
Protecting Plants, Protecting Life
How the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is involved in plant protection, and why the world is focusing on plant health
Keeping the Mind Free of Reptiles
TRUE CONFESSIONS FROM THE NINTH CONCESSION
Forged by Fire and Drover’s Way Farm
A walk through time and fire, on Drover’s Way Farm
Winter Cover Illustration
Designed by Zach Loeks
Putting Food Security to the Test in Canada’s North
A family’s year-long challenge to live off the land where the Arctic Circle is closer than any major city – 3 skeptical teenagers, 1 reluctant husbandno salt, no caffeine, no sugar and -40 temperatures
Random Acts of Green
Calculate and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions with a mobile app
Failure on the Homestead
Live and Learn: Embracing Failure on the Homestead
5 Ways to Start Homesteading
Homesteading can seem daunting, especially if you’ve never done it before.
Holiday Traditions at South Pond Farm
I’ve just finished making a grocery list for the holidays. All the girls are coming home and we love doing some of the cooking and baking together. There are many moving parts to our family holiday eating, Aubrey Rose’s wishes are chocolate and Christmas cookies,...
Gone With the Wind – Updated Dec 2019
Ontario gave the green light to green energy in 2009 and by 2019 developers are dismantling the wind turbines they built. Doug Ford’s new Conservative Government axed the Green Energy Act as promised. Many rural residents could not face the reality that wind and solar...
Living Off the Grid and Coffee Alternatives
Living off the grid using solar, wind, batteries and a generator and alternatives to hot chocolate on cold evenings, on the grid, or off.