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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 […]

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 […]

How long would it take for the foundations of society to begin to erode once the conveniences that we take for granted, that we depend on, are no longer available? What if the electricity was suddenly switched off? What if clean, drinkable water became a scarcity within a week? What if food was rationed and […]

Imagine that suddenly, without warning, all electronics stopped working. Everything with an integrated circuit board simply shutdown, inoperable for no apparent reason. Cellphones wouldn’t work. Neither would televisions and most home appliances. That wouldn’t really matter; the power would be out. Planes would fall from the sky, spotting the landscape with wreckages from commercial jets […]