The verdict is in, and you have decided to keep goats. Or raise pigs. Or cattle, or other livestock. You have considered all the factors that must be taken into account, such as your amount of space, quality and quantity ...
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The 8 Dumbest Mistakes Even Smart Gardeners Make (No. 3 Could Ruin Your Entire Crop)
There is more to gardening than meets the eye. From the viewpoint of one who has never tried growing their own food, it may appear to be simply a case of tilling up some soil, popping a few seeds in, ...
Read More »5 ‘Overlooked Preps’ You Better Get Before Disaster Strikes
If you believe in the value of being ready for a disaster, then you probably understand that the time to prepare is now. Since the type of disaster or crisis may vary, it can be difficult to prioritize exactly ...
Read More »6 Ways To Predator-Proof Your Livestock (No. 4 Is The One Everyone Forgets)
Every organism needs to eat. It is a fact of life. Another fact is that a hungry creature is going to expend the least possible amount of energy it takes in order to reap the greatest possible reward. For example, ...
Read More »The Woman’s Jargon-Free Guide To Buying Your First Gun
The man sat on a chair across the table from me, a phone cradled to his ear, hunched over the clipboard in front of him in an effort to block out the din of the packed arena. He carefully spelled ...
Read More »The Biggest Blunder New Homesteaders Often Make
Living close to nature in the great outdoors is an appealing lifestyle to many. Fresh air, sunshine, privacy, simplicity, old-fashioned values, freedom from alarm clocks and business suits, delightful proximity to flora and fauna — it all sounds great. Where ...
Read More »Mistakes Nearly Everyone Makes When Buying Rural Land
My rudimentary grasp of mathematics tells me I have done the homesteading world a big favor. According to the law of averages, high numbers are offset by equally low numbers. When it comes to mistakes made in buying rural property, ...
Read More »6 Clever Off-Grid Ways To Conserve Resources (And Become More Self-Reliant)
It isn’t recycling. It isn’t upcycling or reusing, either. Not even buying local. The number one way to conserve resources, both yours and the planets, is so simple and obvious that it might startle you. The way to conserve resources ...
Read More »The Dumbest Mistake Even Experts Make In Food Preservation
My mother tried to teach me about food. She did it all — gardening, canning, jellying, freezing, drying, cheesing. She knew all about the so-called “Hundred Mile Diet” that has become so popular in recent years, the now-trendy notion of ...
Read More »Why Most ‘Prepping Strategies’ Are Doomed
There are people in the world preparing for every kind of disaster. Possible doomsday scenarios include economic collapse, biblical Armageddon, cyberattack, polar shift, enemy invasion, irreversible climate change, and electromagnetic pulse — just to name a few. To some, it ...
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