Working toward a more self sufficient life and trying to be prepared for the unknown.
Our Friends at PREPARE Magazine are running a series of Book Reviews and Giveaways that are sure to help you add to your Preparedness Library. Here’s what they have to say about this book: The Book: It's a Disaster...and what are YOU gonna do … [Continue reading]
The cost of food is not going to go down anytime soon, if ever. People are spending more on food now than they ever have before and if you want to actually eat healthy, it is even more expensive! The majority of our population live in 'food deserts' … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]