Homesteading

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.

Rabbit farming is becoming popular all over the world, especially in third world countries as rabbit is being recognized as a new source of...

Although chickens seem like fragile creatures, they possess certain characteristics that allow them to survive through many different weather climates.

Recipe for Pemmican, a hardy Native American survival food. This protein and fat based food is good for hunters, camping, backpacking or emergency food.

Discovering the herb Echinachea on my walk. Learn all about the health benefits of this beautiful flower native to North America.

A small flock of chickens can become a great living compost pile. And with new understandings of the superiority of grass-fed organic animal products,...

Humans have bred chicken breeds for thousands of years from wild jungle fowl. There are an estimated 350 combinations of physical features for chickens.

Summertime brings back memories of the smoky smell of coal oil lighting, the feel of cool dank air rising from the well with the...