News from the Homestead is a compilation of columns detailing my adventures living as a "Modern Day Pioneer" in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. They include my single-handedly (and without power tools) building a cabin in the woods, raising goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, guineas, turkeys, geese, a horse, and an assortment of adopted dogs, organic gardening and raising heirloom vegetables, crafting, and navigating snakes, poachers, severe weather, sickness and death. Some of the stories are harrowing, others are humorous, most are educational, and all are 100% true.