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
The Many Uses And Benefits Of Vicks Vapor Rub
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Vicks Vapor Rub is one of those products that have multiple uses and benefits! Every survivalist and homesteader alike should have this amazing product in their medicine cabinet and/or bug out bag at all times! The benefits of Vicks Vapor Rub are virtually endless, read on! Let’s take a glance at what amazing Vicks Vapor Rub uses and benefits I’ll be covering: Repels …Continue Reading
