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It’s a simple fact. Power outages happen. Any outage always presents challenges, but a winter power outage presents a whole new set of challenges. Some outages affect a city block, others a whole neighborhood or region. The cause is typically ...

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus / Born to set Thy people free. — Charles Wesley, “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” (1744)  The Redeemer has broken every bond: / The Earth is free, and Heaven is open. — Placide Cappeau, O Holy ...

As always, I’m going to start this article with the standard caveat: Be very careful whenever you harvest a natural or wild fruit or berry. Only 10 percent of wild berries are safe to eat. Unfortunately, the other 90 percent ...

Homesteading in this modern world comes with its own set of challenges — money management being one of them. Budgeting is a very important aspect of managing personal finances, regardless of lifestyle. For homesteaders it is especially important since the ...

Did you know that your immune system is capable of healing pretty much every disease known to man? The body’s self-healing capabilities are quite astounding. There actually have been cases of people defeating cancer without the use of traditional medication ...

  Baking bread usually requires an oven. But what do you do when you’re a pioneer living in the 1800s — and you don’t have an oven? Simple. You use a frying pan, or twist the dough around a stick ...

As a home owner, home defense is something you have to always be concerned about. As hard times increase, so does the chance of burglary or home invasion. You can’t just assume that you will never become the victim of ...

Once someone starts upon the road of preparedness, it seems never to end. The idea of actually having enough to get through any crisis may be something we all aspire to, but it’s an elusive goal. There’s really no way ...

Pumpkins are more than bright orange decorations for Halloween and the basis of a tasty pumpkin pie – they can be an amazing source of nutrition and health. The key is looking beyond the bright orange shell to the benefits ...

There’s a smelly pest in the US, from its native Asia. The brown marmorated stinkbug is an insect that’s proven difficult to contend with. But it’s not that unpleasant smell they release that makes these bugs problematic. They are tough, ...