In winter, and throughout the year, keeping warm is essential to your work. When you are comfortable from head to toe, you’ll be able to weather conditions longer and get more done. But in extreme conditions it can be difficult ...
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Preparing for Winter: Important Aspects in Kids’ Wardrobe to Consider
It is already autumn, and caring parents start looking for wardrobe for their little kids. It is well-known that autumn and winter strolls are useful for the health, especially for the lungs and prevention of infectious diseases. That is why ...
Read More »Pain-Free Ways To Clear Your Homestead Of Dangerous Ice
Winter weather has arrived, and with it all the joys and excitement of the season. We have Christmas carols ringing, cookies baking, and snow falling. The snow is pretty and coats the farmyard in a beautiful white blanket … and ...
Read More »10 Winter Activities Guaranteed To Boost Your Homesteading Skills
It is definitely wintertime in North America. The garden tools have long been put away, all of the growing season activities have officially wound down until next spring, and we have resolved to snuggle up with a nice hot beverage ...
Read More »5 Wise Ways To Use The Last Few Weeks Of Winter.
Transitioning from winter to spring is an exciting time around our homestead. We have used these last few months to research and plan new ideas to incorporate on our land throughout the coming growing season. Right now, we are seeing ...
Read More »Stockpiling For Winter: How To Survive If The Electricity Goes Out
Winter months present a unique challenge in many parts of North America due to freezing temperatures. In fact, no other season is as deadly if the electricity goes out. So how do you prepare to survive the cold season? What ...
Read More »11 Winter Survival Skills Every Child Should Know
Are you attached to your child at the hip every minute of every single day? Your children have a far greater chance of survival if they possess some basic self-reliance skills and have practiced the emergency disaster plan with the ...
Read More »14 Winter Survival Items Everyone Should Store In Their Vehicle
I live in a warm part of the country now, so winter isn’t a big deal. Actually, it’s my favorite time of year, because it’s not hot. But it wasn’t always that way. I grew up and learned to drive ...
Read More »Endurance vs. Frostbite: How Long Can You Truly Survive In Extreme Cold?
Reflections on the strength and endurance of human history will yield a picture of Inuits and Native cultures around the world surviving the most extreme climates and the harshest weathers. The older we become, the more we recognize the real ...
Read More »5 Tricks Your Ancestors Use To Save Fuel During Winter
Our first home was built in 1907 and boasted drafty windows and a minimal amount of insulation. Before our first winter came to an end, we knew changes had to be made if we were to survive in any amount ...
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