Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

By Tom Kovach There is an old maxim about exercise: “The best exercise is the one you are willing to do.” For us rural folk, one...

Bug-Out Bags: Beyond The Basics

By Jim Cobb Whether you call it a bug-out bag, survival kit, get home bag, or a “possibles” bag, the purpose is the same: to...

An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh After two very productive gardens and two winters of dehydrating food, I found I had a substantial amount of dried goods in...

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...

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