Homesteading

There are many skills our grandparents had that have been lost today. Various homesteading skills are lost on the modern city dweller. Here are some key skills to learn.

A little extra effort can make a big difference for backyard chickens, they'll love these activities and you'll enjoy them, too.

So you are keeping a few chickens and want to make you own food. Chickens, like us, very much appreciate a varied diet.

During the early 1800s, settlers in Ohio's Highland and Ross Counties were continually threatened by huge spotted rattlesnakes.

When we think about the dangerous animals faced by our pioneer ancestors, what comes to mind? Probably we would imagine wolves, bears, panthers, and poisonous reptiles. Few would consider the lowly squirrel! But for the early Ohio settlers, the squirrel was the cause of famine and suffering.

There is not much more important to your survival than storing drinking water.

It is still possible to create a sustainable, profitable micro farm on a small piece of land. However, the truth is that the methods and tools that worked in traditional pioneering and homesteading days just won't cut it anymore. Here's the truth about starting a micro farm today.

Its important to prepare for times when the store shelves could be bare and you do not have a place to get supplies.

A comparison between "self reliance" and "self sufficiency" by looking at how early pioneers did it. Self reliance is an honorable goal but achieving self sufficiency is a full time job that requires teamwork.

Have you ever wondered how the pioneers got their bread? After all, there were no brightly-lit grocery stores boasting shelves of different varieties of...

Selling locally grown organic herbs and vegetables provides an opportunity to create a business from one's own yard or garden.

It is becoming increasingly more popular to keep chickens in your back garden. In addition to the benefits derived from having delicious, free-range eggs easily available for your kitchen, you can enjoy the benefits of chickens as a companion pet.