The Heritage Journal

How to Start a Herb Garden: The 10 Herbs Every ...

A herb garden is the highest-value, lowest-effort growing you can do — a few pots by the kitchen door replace a shelf of dried jars. Here are the 10 herbs...

How to Start a Herb Garden: The 10 Herbs Every ...

A herb garden is the highest-value, lowest-effort growing you can do — a few pots by the kitchen door replace a shelf of dried jars. Here are the 10 herbs...

Raising Ducks for Beginners: Eggs, Hardiness, a...

Ducks are hardier than chickens, lay wonderfully, and love the wet weather chickens hate. They need water to dip in, a predator-proof shelter, and space. Here's how to start with...

Raising Ducks for Beginners: Eggs, Hardiness, a...

Ducks are hardier than chickens, lay wonderfully, and love the wet weather chickens hate. They need water to dip in, a predator-proof shelter, and space. Here's how to start with...

Composting for Beginners: Turn Scraps Into Blac...

Good compost is just the right mix of greens and browns, kept damp and turned. Here's the beginner's guide to composting — the ratio, what to add, what to avoid,...

Composting for Beginners: Turn Scraps Into Blac...

Good compost is just the right mix of greens and browns, kept damp and turned. Here's the beginner's guide to composting — the ratio, what to add, what to avoid,...

28 Fall Homestead Decor Ideas for a Cozy Autumn...

The best fall decor comes from the harvest itself — dried corn, gourds, wheat, and warm light. Here are 28 natural, heritage fall decorating ideas for a cozy, un-plastic autumn...

28 Fall Homestead Decor Ideas for a Cozy Autumn...

The best fall decor comes from the harvest itself — dried corn, gourds, wheat, and warm light. Here are 28 natural, heritage fall decorating ideas for a cozy, un-plastic autumn...

Off-Grid Heating: How to Keep a Homestead Warm ...

Heating off-grid means burning wood well, storing heat in mass, and stopping heat from leaving. Here are the practical options — wood stove, rocket mass heater, passive solar — and...

Off-Grid Heating: How to Keep a Homestead Warm ...

Heating off-grid means burning wood well, storing heat in mass, and stopping heat from leaving. Here are the practical options — wood stove, rocket mass heater, passive solar — and...

Raising Rabbits for Meat: The Most Efficient Ho...

Meat rabbits are the fastest, most space-efficient protein a homestead can raise. Three does and a buck can produce hundreds of pounds a year. Here's how to start with rabbits.

Raising Rabbits for Meat: The Most Efficient Ho...

Meat rabbits are the fastest, most space-efficient protein a homestead can raise. Three does and a buck can produce hundreds of pounds a year. Here's how to start with rabbits.