Have you ever wonder how to get started with homesteading in Alaska? Here's a treat for you to discover how are they doing it!

If you've been trying farming in Alaska and your garden hasn't been giving you any harvest, my experience may motivate you.

Living in Alaska makes me really appreciate the little things in life. I don’t take anything for granted. For example, I can’t assume that the package I ordered will show up intact or e…

My wife and I live an off-grid homestead lifestyle in Alaska because we prefer to live closer to nature, at a different pace from most of society.

Learn what homesteading in Alaska is like through a first person account of an Alaskan who is living the homesteading dream. Discover two ways you can start your Alaska homestead today!

Want to live off grid in Alaska? Here is what you need to know about Alaska off grid laws for power, outhouses, rainwater harvesting and more.

Living in Alaska makes me really appreciate the little things in life. I don’t take anything for granted. For example, I can’t assume that the package I ordered will show up intact or e…

I wrote How to Winterize A Car for Alaska a couple of years ago when I was faced with my first winter in Alaska. Being from Arizona where I thought 50 degrees was cold, I was

Find the Best Herbs to Grow in Alaska with this Ultimate Guide. You'll even learn why you should grow them and how to grow them in Alaska!

My wife and I live an off-grid homestead lifestyle in Alaska because we prefer to live closer to nature, at a different pace from most of society.

Winterizing your homestead will save you time and money. You know the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Here are some great tips to get you started!

How Hannah and Jared found big inspiration in a small town, and what they want to tell you about simple living.

This is part two of our three part series where we detail our general seeding timeline and efforts around starting a large, subarctic garden from seed. You can skip back to March or ahead to May, if you like! This guide generally follows our published planting schedule for USDA zones 2a through 4b. We have also e

If you've been trying farming in Alaska and your garden hasn't been giving you any harvest, my experience may motivate you.

Keeping bees in Alaska is challenging, especially helping them survive the brutal winter. Here's how we are overwintering bees in Alaska.

The harvest is on in rural Alaska!! Some hard lessons were learned in the garden this year and you can read about it while catching up around the homestead.

Explore our curated list of 12 top-rated books for cold climate gardening. From general guides to Alaska-specific & structure-focused books, get invaluable insights to thrive.

It's hard to stay warm in the cold winter months, but it isn't impossible. You just need the right gear! Here's how to keep warm.

Here is another installment of life in Alaska by my friend Rhonda Van Zandt. She's been wonderful to share a slice of life, and how she raises her chickens in

Homesteaders are a different breed. We do quiet a number of things differently than most. You may be a homesteader if...

Homesteading skills to learn and practice before you even start your homestead. Ideas for food preservation, skills to help with DIY projects, and homestead management that will allow you to jump right into homesteading once you have a property.

Knowing how to apply the principles of permaculture to your property can make your homestead more productive with less effort on your part. But first you have to understand what the principles of permaculture are and, of course, what permaculture is! Permaculture has been a buzz word in the homesteading world for a while now.

Consider the humble potato. It’s not much to look at, yet millions of people have relied on it as a significant food source for thousands of years. One only has to look at Ireland to

What most people don't know is that Alaska is the fourth most expensive state to live in: Hawaii, California, New York, and Alaska. You would be surprised how many people are stunned by that fact.

An almost untouched wilderness, Alaska offers those willing to brave harsh winters a truly unique lifestyle.

Living in a remote off-grid cabin about 200 miles from the arctic circle is not for the faint of heart. I thought we had rough winters here in Vermont, and I get cranky about our

Here is another installment of life in Alaska by my friend Rhonda Van Zandt. She's been wonderful to share a slice of life, and how she raises her chickens in

A remarkable compilation of practical information for living in one of the most impractical and inhospitable landscapes in the United States. More than forty pioneer types ranging from their mid-nineties to mid- twenties describe their reasons for choosing to live their lives in Alaska and offer useful instructions and advice that made that life more livable. Whether it be how to live among bears, build an outhouse, cross a river, or make birch syrup, each story gives readers a window to a life most will never know but many still dream about. Fifty photographs and 150 line drawings illustrate the real-life experiences of Alaska settlers such as 1930s New Deal colonists, de-mobilized military who stayed after World War II, dream-seekers from the 60s and 70s, and myriad others who staked their claim in Alaska.

When I set the goal to eat only the veggies from my garden for a whole year, I had one big problem. I had no idea how many plants we needed to grow for a years worth of food! Since I grow for six people in a 3500 square foot garden with some space allocated for fruits, my amounts needed to be precise.

The hardest thing about homesteading? That's a tough question, with a whole lot of possible answers. But last week I told ya'll I think I can narrow it down to two aspects that are the most difficult for me. Today I'm discussing the second one. And boy does it cut this southern girl to the

Homesteading with no outside income? Yes, it's tough but possible! Here are 11 tips on how to do it.

Fairbanks does not follow the ‘classic’ seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall. These seasons are a myth, an idea, a dream. There are six real seasons in Fairbanks as follows: Brea…