Self-Reliance | No Matter Where You Are, You Can Live A More Self-Reliant Life

Rethinking The Weeds

Homemade Condiments Add A Gourmet Touch To Almost Any Meal

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Farmer’s Cheese

In the garden

Repotting Plants

By Tom Kovach Gardeners use pot containers to plant anything from vegetables to herbs, to flowers. Pot containers are handy when there is limited space for...

Fruits For The Far North

Fresh Figs

Save Seeds, Save Money, Grow Better

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

In the workshop

A Quickly-Made, Cheap Minnow Trap

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

Sew Reusable Gift Bags

Build A Rabbit Hutch And Tractor

In the self-reliant home

Martial arts for the whole family

Keeping Clean

By Angeline Hawkes Bar soap. Baking Soda. Salt. Bleach. These four cleansers can be used to clean wounds, keep up with hygiene, wash dishes, implements,...

Practical Prepping

I decided for my own family that I wanted to take a more practical approach to preparing. I don’t call it prepping, I prefer to look at it as living a sustainable, yet useful life.