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 Linda Gabris
Nothing tickles the taste buds better than a squirt of mustard on a roasted wiener, relish on a burger, ketchup with French fries, horseradish on a slice of roast beef, or a spoon of chutney to crown a venison curry.… 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 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
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
