Real Estate

Property Watch: A Remodeled Victorian Farmhouse in Stayton

‘Friends Farm’ offers charming historical details, wild wallpaper, a high-efficiency woodstove, and the potential for more homes on a big lot.

06/10/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Gardener’s Delight with 4 Acres on NW Cornelius Pass

This ’70s compound has greenhouses, a covered dining terrace, and an outdoor shower—and it's pretty cool inside, too.

04/29/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Become an Urban Homesteader in St. Johns

This rare oversize lot comes with a nice Craftsman house, an alpaca enclosure, two Airstreams, and empty land to sow your dreams.

10/16/2023 By Melissa Dalton

The Great Escapes: Round Out Your World

How a Humble Oregon Woodsman Conquered the Yurt Market

A back-to-the-land dream comes full circle. (Get it?)

08/14/2017 By Zach Dundas

Natural Path

Urban Homesteading for Beginners, from Cheese Curds to Candle Making

Discover DIY opportunities for apartment-bound city dwellers and novices with bountiful backyards.

04/18/2017 By Regan Breeden

Wise Up: Do It Yourself

5 Places in Portland to Get Your DIY On

Screen-printing to shoe cobbling, soapmaking to soldering, here are the city’s best places to make something with your hands.

11/14/2016 By Rebecca Jacobson

HOTELS

On the Oregon Coast, Find the Eco-Farm-B&B of the Future

Cob ovens, permaculture, tinctures, and cheesemaking—as a rural retreat for would-be homesteaders, North Fork 53 is off the hook (and soon, the grid).

05/31/2016 By Kelly Clarke

TRAVEL

Why a Coastal Farmhouse B&B Is Going Off-Grid

At North Fork 53, say hello to river views—and goodbye to cell reception and wifi.

05/19/2016 By Kelly Clarke

READ ‘EM AND EAT

Devour These January Cookbook Readings at Powell’s

Four food writers speak in the coming month on cured meats, craft distilling, and the origins of taste.

12/18/2015 By Rachel Grozanick

NATURAL PATH

Cozy Up with a New Book on Preserving and Natural Housekeeping

Erica Strauss’s 'The Hands on Home' takes a deep dive into simple seasonal cooking, DIY laundry detergent, and homemade preserves.

09/25/2015 By Allison Jones

CULTURE

Portland's Urban Homestead Laws

Harvest season got you hankering to start your own super-Portlandy backyard farm? Master the local rules of citified animal husbandry.

09/03/2013 By Alisha Gorder

DIY

Urban Homesteading Portland Style

At this new shop in Sellwood returning to the prairie life is made very appealing…and you don’t even have to leave the big city. Learn how to can your summer garden, make fresh cheese and perfumed soap.

06/30/2011 By Teri Gelber

DIY

Roasting Coffee Beans At Home

Mr. Green Beans, in Northeast Portland, has all the tools and tricks for learning how to roast your very own coffee; Their exellent classes are as affordable as a bag of beans.

05/10/2011 By Teri Gelber