We have been fortunate to have had only minor mishaps here on our farm. Occasionally, we’ll have to deal with a minor bump or scrape, sometimes a slightly more serious cut or burn. Every now and then, ...
9 Tips to Protect Your Home and Garden from Wildfires
Wildfires are absolutely hellish to deal with, and they can be even more frightening when you have a home and livestock to protect and a garden that you depend on for food. While you personally ...
Alternative Light Source Plans in Case the Power Goes Out
When many of us think of the power going out, we have an immediate, short-term plan: grab a flashlight or light a candle. However, do we consider what we'd do if the lights didn’t come back ...
15 Easy Ingredient Substitutions If You Can’t Get to the Store
I had an interesting experience when I went to the store to do my monthly grocery shopping the other day. Here’s some background information before I launch into my tirade. I usually only ...
20 Self-Sufficiency Hacks You Can Implement Right Now
In a perfect world, we’d all have plenty of time to prepare for emergencies and increase our self-sufficiency to be more resilient. The reality is that we have limited time available to devote to ...
How to Reduce Your Reliance on the Grocery Store during a Crisis
Over the last few years, I’ve worked hard to reduce my reliance on the grocery store. For the most part, that was a matter of convenience - I’m busy, and the less often I have to make the 40-minute ...
How to Cope With COVID-19 and Self-Quarantine as a Homesteader
On some level, most of us homestead so that we can be ready in the event of an emergency. Well, frankly we’re facing one today. Countries around the world are working hard to try to slow the spread of ...
How to Prepare for a Winter Storm as a Homesteader: 15 Important To-Do List
A few days ago my life was completely normal. I was outside working on our property. The wind was cold, but nothing else was out of the ordinary. Then I began hearing on the news that a winter storm ...
Landscaping Techniques You Can Use to Reduce Risk of Fire
I know we all had a good laugh over the idea of raking forests to prevent fires. My favorite spoof of that gross understatement of what it takes to prevent fires was the woman who took a video of ...