http://www.grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=4294967531 Barbara and Dave turn their adobe guest house into a bed and breakfast as an opportunity to share the beauty of rural desert life and quit their "day job." http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/desert-homestead-b-n-b-guest-house.aspx By Dave Larson Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:31:42 CST A reflection on four generations of loving the outdoors. http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/celebrating-the-outdoors-a-legacy-of-love.aspx By Dave Larson Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:41:07 CST With this mini-greenhouse, we can enjoy escarole salad, fresh lettuce, and soup greens all winter long. Learn how we built our mini-greenhouse with scrap PVC, a strip of 6 mil plastic, and a few PVC fittings, all for less than $20. http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/bear-cave-mini-greenhouse-protecting-winter-greens-in-our-desert-garden.aspx By Dave Larson Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:45:27 CST Learn how Barbara rehabs our scented candles and brings renewed fragrance and candlelight to dark days and winter evenings. http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/scented-candles-solar-oven.aspx By Dave Larson Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:36:16 CST One of the joys of simple living here at the Bear Cave is to pick, prepare, and preserve our own food. Share and enjoy Barbara's process for making great homemade applesauce, from tree to freezer. http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/homemade-applesauce.aspx By Dave Larson Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:47:16 CST Tasty and healthy garlic, planted in October and harvested in June, flavors our meals all year long. Dried and hung or peeled and frozen, these little bulbs are always ready and always delicious. Here's how we grow garlic in the desert. http://www.grit.com/desert-homesteading/october-in-the-desert-its-garlic-planting-time.aspx By Dave Larson Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:42:09 CST