25 Questions to Ask Yourself if You Think You Want the Simple Life If you have been feeling overwhelmed with daily life and all the outside assaults on your peace of mind from the media, your job, social media, your family and friends, even the traffic, the simple life may sound like the …
Could We Handle Food Rationing Today? It’s been many years since the majority of western countries have experienced the broad rationing of food. We’ve had shortages of specific items for periods of time which saw prices on said products shoot up and then slowly work their way back down as the market stabilized. But nothing …
DIY Soil Test Testing your soil before gardening can help answer a multitude of questions that you may not have even realized you should be asking. For the new gardener… where should I place my garden for the best soil? What plants grow best in the soil I have? Do I need to fertilize before …
Grain Silo Repurposed to Tiny Home Another great recycling idea for housing. Using what is already in place just often makes sense not only cost wise, but for preserving the overall feel of the region. This cool little home made by repurposing an old grain silo does just that. It appears comfortable, usable, and keeps …
Tree Sap it’s Nature’s Spring Tonic! Tree sap is just one example of how nature can provide if you know what you are looking for. There are many other uses for tree sap other than making syrup or water proof patching. Medical purposes in particular. The featured article linked below from Homestead Honey is all …
Assessing Land for an Off-Grid Homestead Almost all those who live the prepper lifestyle would like to have a nice bit of land off the grid to either build a homestead or a bug out/vacation location on. We say it’s the simple life, but factually it can be harder to achieve than simply renting a …
Foods that Need to be Repackaged Prior to Long Term Storage Everyone knows the whys of food storage. We know we will need these stored goods one day, whether it’s due to a lack of funds, an illness that keeps us from moving about while ill, a disaster that interferes with supply lines, civil unrest …
No Deal Last Minute Brexit Prepping As of this writing Brexit is less than a week away with or without a deal. This is causing the process to become a bit frightening to many previously unconcerned citizens. I am by no means an expert on either Great Britain nor Brexit. I have been fortunate enough to …
Nine Meals from Anarchy: Prepper Applications First spoken aloud by Alfred Henry Lewis in 1906 and echoed by those as well known as Leon Trotsky. “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.” Why are meals separated out from the rest of the human needs as being the one that will cause anarchy in such …
Creating a Resource Map Now days people don’t interact with their local communities as they used to. One reason is we often live in what can be called “bedroom” communities working in one town and living in another. We also move away from where we were born and raised more often then was done by …
