Humans have been fishing for millennia and the methods used throughout history can be worth learning, especially for those who lean toward preparing for the unknown. To fish without modern equipment is not difficult in the sense of constructing what you need but the actual art of fishing can be a … [Read more...]
How to Pressure Can Meals in a Jar
We are spoiled rotten when it comes to our food and it is 100% my fault. Our standards have been raised so high that we are akin to food snobs now. Not in the sense that the food needs to be expensive and fancy but in terms of being organically grown and from heirloom seeds. Those kind of snobs. And … [Read more...]
Big News: We Are Buying a Home!
It is funny how things manage to work out. You go through life and have a dream and can see in your mind's eye how it will play out. For us, it meant saving and working hard to buy land on Prince of Wales island to homestead and live out our little self-reliant lifestyle. Or, better yet, buying a … [Read more...]
Maybe Raising Livestock Isn’t for You
I admit I day dream about having chickens. I want to look out my window and see happy hens scratching and pecking around outside with a protective rooster on the lookout. I also think about having goats, a pig, couple turkeys, and a mini cow. All that food! Fresh eggs, milk, butter, yogurt, cheese, … [Read more...]
What Does ‘Off Grid’ Really Mean?
The term "Off Grid" gets tossed around a lot in the homesteading, prepping, and survival communities but the actual definition of it can be a topic that sparks a heated debate. It seems that no one really agrees on the exact definition of "Off Grid" or "Off the Grid," as evidenced by a quick … [Read more...]
What the Heck is a Salmonberry?
For those who don't live in the Pacific Northwest, hearing about salmonberries for the first time can cause some hilarious reactions. Recently, I was posting on Facebook about making salmonberry jam and some of the questions were highly amusing. No, they are not salmon eggs. They are not salmon … [Read more...]
Saturday Survival Serial Update July 2015
Hello Saturday Survival Serial Fans! Today I removed the weekly episodes of Volume 2 of the Serial because it is going to the publisher next week! While I know I will get some grumbling about being in the middle of reading it, I let it stay up much longer than the first volume to give the fans … [Read more...]
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