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 pile.… Read the rest
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Of all the different fruits and vegetables we grow on our homestead, beans are without a doubt the most versatile and easy to grow.… Read the rest
By Charles Sanders
Emergencies happen. Whether you are camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, or just traveling, there may come the time when you are thrust into a real survival situation.… Read the rest
By R.E. Rawlinson
I recently had two people ask me about building work benches. One was a young man wanting to try his hand at wood working, and the other a lady doing her best to be self-sufficient.… Read the rest
By Melissa Souza
Sometimes when I drive into town I look around and think to myself, “One day this could all be different.” There have been countless zombie apocalypse, EMP blackout, and alien invasion television shows, but it’s doubtful that something like that would really happen.… Read the rest
By Linda Zimnick
It began with the prick of a thorn. Within a few days, the 35-year-old man from South India had an abscess swelling from the fleshy mound on his right palm at the base of his thumb, a raging fever, was exceptionally drowsy, and was having difficulty breathing.… Read the rest
By Melissa Souza
When we planted our golden plum tree last year, we got three plums. But this year when the tree bloomed, we never dreamed that every tiny blossom would become a golden plum.… Read the rest
Fire cider is a traditional folk elixir that has been lovingly brewed and used by generations of people across the world as a preventative medicine.… Read the rest
By Steven Gregersen
When I was 16, I landed my first “real” job at a service station. Back then, gasoline was 25 cents a gallon and the attendant filled your tank and cleaned your windows.… Read the rest
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
My husband, Will, and I firmly believe that every family should have two years’ worth of food stocked up at all times. Just like our grandparents before us, we believe that it brings peace of mind and satisfaction to have enough food and supplies on hand that we can coast through any future hard times with ease.… Read the rest
By Melisa Mink
Whether it’s from a newly-freshened heifer or a nanny goat, you might at some point find yourself with an abundance of milk. People use up excess milk by drinking it, canning it, churning it into butter, fermenting it, and freezing it.… Read the rest
