Working toward a more self sufficient life and trying to be prepared for the unknown.
I never realized how cooking without a stove would limit us on what we eat! We have no stove or oven. When we moved into the new place, we knew there was no stove/oven in there but figured we could get one second hand and be good. Then we realized … [Continue reading]
Since the beginning of time, humanity has been learning about how to preserve food to last through the winters and hard times. Starting with simple drying or smoking, we worked our way up to freezing, canning, and vacuum sealing. All of these methods … [Continue reading]
It's apple time! I LOVE this time of year. All the apples are ripe in the orchards and on sale in the stores. The grocery stores here have case lot sales and we take full advantage of them. I have seen a lot of people asking for ideas about what to … [Continue reading]
Catching rainwater seems pretty straightforward, right? Just set something up for rain to land on and let it drain into a container, right? At its most simple, you would be correct but the full picture is a little more complicated than that. Since … [Continue reading]
Why do people always say that homesteading or living off grid is 'the simple life?' You ever notice that? As if the modern way of living is terribly complicated or overly intricate in some way that makes homesteading somehow less than difficult or … [Continue reading]
Have you heard of the Kelly Kettle before? In a nutshell, it is a system to boil water very fast while outdoors. That is the short version. The long version will be explained below and having owned one for a couple years now, you will soon see why we … [Continue reading]
Sometimes I really feel like I have a foot planted in two worlds. The first is the 'modern' one where I work in an office on computers, do my blogging, social media, and other stuff that is considered normal in our society. The other world is much … [Continue reading]