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.
January 2020 Free Books
We are giving away 6 books each month about the stuff that’s important to you: building chemical-free natural ponds, baking no-knead and sourdough bread or, how to design a light straw clay home.
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....
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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...
Living Off the Grid and Coffee Alternatives
We start this episode talking about living off the grid using solar, wind, batteries and a generator with Canada’s handyman and Harrowsmith contributor, Steve Maxwell. Then, on a lighter note, but with no less energy, I speak with Signe Langford, Harrowsmith’s food editor about alternatives to hot chocolate on cold winter evenings, on the grid, or off.
The Earth Group Aims to Change the World Through Education and Nourishment
The Earth Group is a Certified B Corporation that supports the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through donations that provide school...
Why Green Energy Could Be The Answer for Canada’s Indigenous Communities
By Nigel Moore and Jade Zavarella A decades-long infection of colonialism and ignorance makes real progress toward reconciliation a difficult task....
4 Natural Solutions to a Cleaner, Greener Home
There are a variety of ways that you can improve the environmental friendliness of your home without spending a lot of money or overhauling your...
Feel-Good Coffees
When it comes to a feel-good cup of coffee, the choices are dizzying. It’s a battle between karma, birds, carbon, arabica and cost. The jargon...
Pivotal Moments from Danielle French at South Pond Farms
There are some moments that play an important milestone in the life of South Pond Farms. One of the first was hosting farm to table dinners at a...
BUILDING WITH STONE – How to Build Arches With Natural Stone
Watch stonemason Steve Maxwell teach a detailed lesson on how he turns raw stone into precise arch stones using hand tools and hand-held power tools.
A Time of Rest – Claire Dam tells us about winter on the homestead
Oops! Mistakes happen. In our Winter 2018-19 issue, you may have been wondering about our article “A Time of Rest.” Unfortunately, the opening of...