When we first planned our move to our farm, I started reading everything I could get my hands on about farming, animals, raising food, building fences and coops, and on and on. One of my all-time favorites is a book my sister-in-law first told me about – The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery. Throughout […]
June 15, 2011
As preppers, we probably have a broader definition of “useful skills” than many people. Certainly our children are learning how to cook, spend wisely, and help with household tasks, but we try to provide many other learning opportunities as well. Homesteading Skills Many of these times are provided at home where they may help with […]
June 14, 2011
Think back to when you were a kid. How did you try to break sticks? When I Was A Child If you were sure you could break the stick, you’d probably whack it across your bent knee, listening to the loud crack as the wood splintered. But you only tried that if you were pretty […]
June 13, 2011
Your chicks have finally come of age and the “henfruit” starts to show up. Now, where do you put it? We are all familiar with the refrigerated case at our local grocery stores. In it, we find the meat, milk, OJ, and eggs (and mingled in there are those whump-out-of-a-can-biscuits and EZ Cheez, but let’s […]
June 10, 2011
When some people think of prepping, it conjures images of strange people wearing tinfoil hats huddled in a shelter while they wait for the mothership to return. For others, thoughts of a recluse living in a one room shack in the middle of rural Montana comes to mind. But neither of those thoughts capture the […]
June 9, 2011
The First Lady has been quite vocal in the last few years about children eating healthy foods and getting exercise, but the need to “eat right and stay fit” is probably not really news to many of us. Still, we often find ourselves resorting to the French fries and the doughnuts instead of the carrot sticks […]
June 8, 2011
In survival situations, everything is a potential tool for bettering your situation. U.S. paratroopers found this to be true during the second world war. Once on the ground, soldiers harvested the suspension lines from their parachutes and used them for general purpose cordage. It was so useful, that the military has since made paracord readily […]
June 7, 2011
Beans are so nutritious and so versatile that they should be a headliner in your long-term food storage, but they should also be a frequent part of your diet now. In order to help you get started, I want to share some of my own experiences. Planning ahead The only slightly difficult thing I found […]
June 6, 2011
Should I get a rooster? The icon of the rooster atop a fencepost crowing for all he’s worth is part of that “farmy” image a lot of us have in our minds. Don’t all “farmers” have roosters to tell them when to get up? It turns out that a lot of those ideas are folklore rather […]
June 3, 2011
When Joe and I got engaged, I was given a set of well-seasoned cast iron pans by his grandparents. At the time, I thought that a bunch of used heavy old-fashioned skillets and pans were just about the last thing I’d ever use in the kitchen, especially after the admonition never to use soap on […]
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June 16, 2011
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