The Willie Pad 14 May 2011 | 09:37 am

A fellow Vansteader, Walking Onion, sent me an email letting me know what he's been up to. He built a docking station for Willie (The Willie Pad)! It is just way too awesome for words! You have got to...

April Photo Wrap-Up 2 May 2011 | 11:57 am

April in Washington is amazing! 1) Daffodils 2) Cherry Blossoms 3) processing Dandelions for Dandelion wine 4) Rhododendron 5) painted the deck 6) the greenhouse is very green 7) more Cherry Blossoms ...

March Photo Wrap-Up 1 Apr 2011 | 01:29 pm

1) grinding sprouted wheat 2) Spring flowers have sprung 3) built a new raised strawberry patch 4) made yogurt in a thermos 5) made a bee-safe wasp trap for the greenhouse 6) made a strawberry bu...

Urban Homesteaders Day of Action, the 2nd 7 Mar 2011 | 10:48 am

Tomorrow is an urban homesteader's day of action. Please visit the "Urban Homesteading" tab above to learn more about the issue. The Take Back Urban Home-steading(s) Action Day event can be viewed he...

Highly Uncivilized! 3 Mar 2011 | 08:25 pm

Definitely an Honorary Vansteader... this site is great! http://highlyuncivilized.com/ you can also facebook "like" at: http://www.facebook.com/HighlyUncivilized?sk=wall

February Photo Wrap-Up 2 Mar 2011 | 07:49 am

Vermiculture 1 Mar 2011 | 12:37 pm

Today we made our new vermiculture composting bin. As soon as it was finished, I went outside in the snow to dig up the first two residents... I just couldn't wait! I have my worm traps out now, so ...

Happy Birthday Baby 28 Feb 2011 | 06:18 am

Daughter Jay is 21 years old today! I've tried for several weeks to make words "BIG" enough to say all that I want to say... I don't think there are words that *BIG* in any language.  In the end, I w...

Living Unconventional 27 Feb 2011 | 08:48 am

I'm really excited about this new forum! Mark Tisdale is the creator of this great new site!  Check it out here: http://livingunconventional.com/

Selma 26 Feb 2011 | 08:25 pm

This is Selma: Selma is the name that Michal gave to my new kick-a$$ sourdough starter... think Selma Hayak! First, I made her a cute outfit for her jar!  I felt it was important for my starter to b...