Save Seeds, Save Money, Grow Better

Once upon a time I bought bedding plants from the nursery to grow my first ever vegetable garden. They grew well and I had...

Martial arts for the whole family

By John Moody I grew up in a family that hunted and fished, but I was never taught how to defend myself. My small size...

Low-cost living: Frugality as a way of life

By Patrice Lewis Back in 1990, as newlyweds, my husband and I were normal. We lived in a rental house in Sacramento. We had two...

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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