How To Calculate Your Water Needs For Survival

I’m really trying to emphasize storing water big time because I don’t want my readers standing in line to get water from their local...

Recipe – Roasted Poblano Salsa

I’m feeling decidedly uncreative this year… …as far as food preservation goes. Am I allowed to say that? There I go, losing my homesteader status points again… I’m...

The Power of Feijoas

Hooray, it’s feijoa season! Perfumed green fruits like no other, and the final harvest of our autumn. Here are a few tips for growing,...

How to Grow and Dry Your Own Herbs

As a new gardener, I often found the task of growing prize-winning tomatoes and succulent melons very daunting. Can I say succulent melons here?...

How to Tell Your Food is Spoiled

As a homesteader, much of what you do throughout the year involves preserving, preparing, and conserving food. Therefore, it is important to know the...

A Simple Banana Oat Bread Recipe

Why compost or throw out those old brown bananas when you can have the smell of delicious banana oat bread wafting through your house...