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Gardening After Sixty

Little Ones On The Homestead

An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

Stuffed Vegetables

In the garden

Gardening After Sixty

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Nearly all of us garden in some form or another. After all, isn’t growing our own food one of the tenets of...

Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

Amaranth: The Herb That Keeps On Giving

Tips For The New Gardener

Melon Pits, Sheet Composting, And Compost Tea

In the workshop

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

Making Rustic Doors For Pennies

Hunting With The Ancient Atlatl

Tire Maintenance And Repair

In the self-reliant home

Practical Prepping

How We Homeschool

By Melissa Souza I have a degree in Early Childhood Education and taught in the public school system for three years. As soon as my...

Are There Holes In Your Preparedness Plan?

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Providing for your family is a basic self-reliance tenet. I don’t look at myself as a “prepper” (a word referring to folks...

In the barnyard

The circle of homesteading

By Patrice Lewis It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn. My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...

Managing the dairy goat buck

Easy shepherding with Shetland sheep

These Six Easy Tips Will Help Protect Your Dog’s Health

Off To A Good Start — Newborn Goats And The First...

In the woods

7 Plants To Forage In Summer

Harvesting Wild Plants For Food And Medicinal Purposes

Bike Foraging

Impromptu Shelters

Catching And Cooking Crayfish

Dangerous Snakes Of The Backwoods

In the kitchen

Avoiding Botulism When Canning Food

Zucchini: The Most Versatile Fruit In Your Garden

Add Spice To Your Life With Fire Cider

Bean And Pumpkin Soup

Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Healthy Desserts

A Plethora Of Plums

Make Bone Broth