Dolgo Crabapple ~ A Tasty Pollinator
In planning our heirloom apple orchard, we were looking for a few hardy, reliable crabapples to act as pollinators. Most commonly crabapples are used...
How To Be A Successful Homesteader
Success is defined in a thousand different ways, regardless of what it is you’re trying to be successful with. Homesteading is no different and...
How to Make a Natural Dewormer for Chickens from Pumpkin Seeds
Fall is upon us, and just like with anything that’s in season, we have to weed through the truths and myths when it comes...
How to Use Lime Essential Oil
Lime essential oil, while not one of the most popular oils out there, can be an effective ally on the homestead. To learn how...
How to Survive a Knife Fight
I was recently reading a Tom Clancy book – Power and Empire – (which of course isn’t written by him anymore, since he passed...
How to Make a Menu Plan for a Month
Making a menu plan or meal plan is a weekly chore that most of us dread. You have to look at the sales, decide...
Uncommon Items For Your Bug Out Bag
We all know what our bug-out bag essentials are, right? 90% of the items we packed are pretty much the same for all of...
How to Backfeed after SHTF
Earthquake, Southern California, sitting in my kitchen at 5:25 am I felt the roll, heard the house creek and crack and through my dining...

















