Working toward a more self sufficient life and trying to be prepared for the unknown.
It's berry season!! Here in Southeast Alaska, we have three different berries that are prevalent: blueberries, huckleberries, and salmonberries. Three years ago, I taught myself how to make jams and jellies (yay for YouTube videos!) and we have not … [Continue reading]
I really don't do much in the way of fermenting, other than pickled food, as a food preservation method. Kombucha, kraut...we don't really eat any of it so there was never a need to learn how to do these things. Recently though, an opportunity came … [Continue reading]
We don't consider ourselves "Preppers." We are "Homesteaders." When you really break it down though, homesteading leads to preparedness. Almost inevitably, the two paths will run parallel and cross over each other. The lines between these two groups … [Continue reading]
Living remotely and off grid brings with it numerous challenges that one needs to overcome. Doing so sometimes requires simply adapting to the new circumstances until you are in a better position to overcome but no matter which way you go, relying on … [Continue reading]
One of the long time fans recently responded to a post made where I asked the readers what they wanted to read about. Marie W of Nevada asks "I have been meaning to ask what is the difference between storing in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers vs … [Continue reading]
When I wrote the original article, "10 Things I Stopped Buying at the Store," I never expected it to take off like it did. For my little site here, getting 30,000 page views in two days is mind blowing and I never expected the response I got from it. … [Continue reading]
We don't fit the traditional mold of homesteaders. We rent an apartment, live about 3 miles from the 'city,' and don't have chickens or goats. Does that make us less than a 'real' homesteader? Absolutely not! Homesteading in our modern world doesn't … [Continue reading]