Working toward a more self sufficient life and trying to be prepared for the unknown.
Sometimes life throws you for a loop. Then tosses you another. Before you know it, a year has gone by and you feel like all you've done is hold on to the ride without falling off. When the dizziness stops, you realize that not only is your life very different from what it was, you're far from where you were and may have lost sight of the road you were traveling. So it is with me. Life tossed me a … [Continue reading]
There's a lot of overlap in the communities of homesteading, prepping/self-reliance, and survival. Each genre has similar end goals: self reliance and 'making it through.' I have long said that Homesteading Leads to Preparedness, but I've heard … [Continue reading]
Some people may find it surprising that I'm pretty much the same as they are: those who read my blog, that is. They come to be entertained, learn something, or maybe just dream along with me as I work toward a more self sufficient … [Continue reading]
Over the last year, I have really started to notice a growing trend. At first, it was a news story here or there, usually talking about someplace far off. The news was disturbing, of course - people being forced to do this or that for violating some … [Continue reading]
Horses bring a variety of benefits to homesteads, whether by plowing fields or by providing compost for gardens or farmland. If you’re considering a horse for your homestead, there are a few factors to think about beforehand. Their Daily … [Continue reading]
No matter what your 'disaster' is, we are all truly just getting ready for the same basic thing. Some would say survival, others would say catastrophe or crisis. At the end of the day, we are all just preparing for an interruption in the day-to-day … [Continue reading]
I know many of you are where I was a few years ago. You have this drive, this desire to be more self sufficient. You want to provide more for yourself, have more control over your life. You want to spend your hours working for yourself, not working … [Continue reading]