The Homestead Blog

Field notes on weather, ranching, the outdoors, practical AI, and the recipes we're keeping alive. New posts are on the way.

Weather & Preparedness

Reading the Sky: A Forecaster's Field Guide

Cloud types, pressure shifts, and the cheap tools that tell you what's coming before the app does.

Weather & Preparedness

Building a 72-Hour Kit That Actually Works

What to pack, what to skip, and how to test your readiness before you need it.

Ranch & Agriculture

Year One on the Ranch: What I'd Do Differently

Hard lessons from two seasons of fences, feed, and figuring it out on the fly.

Ranch & Agriculture

Soil First: Why the Garden Starts Underground

A no-nonsense look at building soil that grows real food, season after season.

Outdoor Life

The Camp Kitchen Sari Taught Me

Cooking real meals over a fire โ€” no gadgets, just method, patience, and a good cast-iron pan.

Outdoor Life

Skiing the Backcountry Safely: An Instructor's Checklist

Seven years of teaching, distilled into the habits that keep you alive on the mountain.

AI & Automation

Practical AI for the Homestead

The handful of tools that genuinely save time around the ranch โ€” and the hype to ignore.

AI & Automation

Automating the Boring Chores

Simple automations for feeding schedules, weather alerts, and record-keeping.

In Memory of Sari

Rebuilding Sari's Recipes, One Meal at a Time

Reconstructing the dishes she made from memory โ€” and her grandmother's recipes, too.