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

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 self-reliance?… Read the rest

By Katy Runacres

Making a chicken coop should not have to cost a fortune. Many thrifty people make them out of reused materials and design them independently.… Read the rest

By Wayne Adair

At age 63 now, I’ve been a knife owner for 59 years.
Your math is correct. I was four years old when I received my first pocket knife, a gift from my beloved grandmother.… Read the rest

By Lucas Crouch

I’ve read a lot of articles where people give advice on gardening. However, the authors don’t grow the crops I do, they don’t have the weather I do, and I don’t have their budget or space.… Read the rest