Survival gear is about quality over quantity, needs over wants, functionality over whim. If you don’t need it, you shouldn’t have it. I learned this the hard way. As a kid, I remember getting my first survival kit. It was something cheap from the mall, with little more than a few tidbits. Nonetheless, I was overjoyed by my little box of fishing hooks, candles, Morse code …Continue Reading
How to Store Raw Milk for Safety
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If you’re someone who raises cows and knows the joy of fresh milk, then you also know the dangers that can come with not handling raw milk properly. Raw milk is milk that does not go through a pasteurization process. The dictionary defines pasteurization as “partial sterilization of a substance and especially a liquid (such as milk) at a temperature and for a period of exposure …Continue Reading
17 Homesteading Tips For The All-Around Homesteading | Back To Basics
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Sometimes, when trying to decide what to do next to spruce up your homestead, the best thing you can do is bring it on back to the basics. Here, I've compiled a list of general homesteading tips that every great homesteader should know. Homesteading Tips For The All-Around Homesteading From saving money, to growing crops and raising animals, this comprehensive list will help …Continue Reading
Rick Austin Interview — The Survivalist Gardener’s Top Tips
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If you think carving out a sustainable homestead on only a few acres while raising your own groceries is impossible, you would be terribly wrong. Rick Austin, also known as the Survivalist Gardener, has done just that in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Rick Austin Shares His Wisdom Rick Austin and his wife, best known as Survivor Jane, are not just surviving off …Continue Reading
Uses For Common Medicinal Weeds Found Around Your Home – Part 5
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Welcome to Uses For Common Medicinal Weeds Found Around Your Home - Part 5! Let’s take a quick look at the wild plants I have covered thus far. In Part 1, I covered the medicinal properties of three extremely beneficial wild plants: purslane, ground ivy, and chickweed. In Part 2, I covered the medicinal properties of four additional beneficial wild plants: thistle, wild …Continue Reading
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