Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
Fall has arrived on The Homestead. There are beautiful fall colors, cool temperatures, pumpkins, squash, gourds; and for those of us in the U.S., Halloween! It is an invigorating season as we continue to enjoy the outdoors, winterize our home and make much needed preparations for the farm-to-be in ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in November 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Organic (3 comments)
This is the second year in a row that Greg and I have taken time for a weekend of camping at the Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair in Custer, Wisconsin. The fair has been around for almost 20 years and is the biggest event of its kind in ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in August 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Design, Education, Energy Saving, Events
The homestead is awake! It was never really completely sleeping, but we are moving faster now with higher temperatures. We have big plans for the summer and some of them are different from our original plans made last year this time. Although progress was slow over the winter months we ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in July 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Design, Energy Saving, Recycling (3 comments)
The homestead is making slow progress. No matter how much work we do, everything takes so much longer than expected. Sometimes it feels like life itself gets in the way. The bathroom sprint quickly fizzled as family from out-of-state came in mid-July and then in August. The visits were wonderful ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in November 2007, about Architecture, Recycling
Editor's Note: Jayne continues her series, giving us the lowdown on what it's like to take a worn out old homestead and slowly transform it into an energy efficient, ecologically friendly haven. …and another, and another. Just like a sinking ship. Once there is one, insidious, little trickle ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in August 2007, about Architecture
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome Jayne Bielecki to the writing team. Jayne writes out of Wisconsin, and will be writing about her and her partner's experiences as they slowly turn a 1940s era homestead into an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient home. Be sure to offer your ... keep reading
Written by Jayne Bielecki in July 2007, about Architecture
