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There’s a massive trend in the survivalist community that says that buying guns is the most important thing you can possibly do.  Unfortunately, Hollywood may have something to do with that reasoning.  While prudently arming yourself is important, the most ...

The biggest problem for many homesteaders with livestock is keeping water liquid when temperatures dip below freezing. Since fresh water is such an important element in the health and well being of your animals, you are going to have to ...

It is a lot of fun to let nature take its course and have your hens hatch out a bunch of fuzzy, adorable chicks. However, if you are relying on those eggs to hatch, sometimes it is best to give ...

Sheep are a great resource around the homestead. They provide delicious meat, and some people even use their milk for cheese, but by far, one of the most often used products is the wool. The great thing about wool is ...

Breeding rabbits for food is a great way to increase your freezer meat without spending a lot of money. The meat is extremely nutritious and easy to prepare. In fact, you can make most of the same dishes with rabbit ...

No, not the human ones. The question of what to do with all the kids often comes right after a busy spring kidding season, when your goats have all had their babies and you are looking out into the pasture ...

Try as we might, there are some things even the most self-sufficient homesteader can’t do. One of those is produce raw sugar (at least the kind we’re used to buying for baking and adding to drinks). Cane sugar requires relatively ...

Winter is here, and all of your goats and sheep are tucked away for a long winter’s nap. It’s time to relax on the homestead, right? Well, not really. This is the time to prepare for those blessed events soon ...

If you depend on your chickens for your family’s eggs, winter can be a tough time. Chickens, especially the breeds created to be dynamic egg-layers, will still produce to some degree during the winter, but the numbers will be far lower than what you got used to during warm weather. More of the chicken’s energy is going toward keeping them warm, and their production is also linked heavily toward the day’s light cycles.

Despite the low opinion that most have of government in general, many of its agencies actually make a concerted effort to serve the interests of the public. However, there are other agencies that act quite differently. These government bodies, which ...