Amen To The Praying Mantis
By Allen Easterly
Over the teeth and past the gums, look out stomach here it comes. I don’t know if that’s the prayer being said...
Are There Holes In Your Preparedness Plan?
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Providing for your family is a basic self-reliance tenet. I don’t look at myself as a “prepper” (a word referring to folks...
Little Ones On The Homestead
By Melissa SouzaEverywhere I go around the homestead I have four little ones following close behind me, two of which always have their boots...
The circle of homesteading
By Patrice Lewis
It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn.
My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...


































