When I think about medical issues out on the homestead or any other off-grid lifestyle, my thoughts naturally drift toward a well-stocked first-aid kit and maybe a pair of crutches. I am immensely careless where and how I am ...
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3 Medicinal Mushrooms Anyone Can Find
An old Croatian proverb went like this: “All mushrooms are edible, some only once.” The meaning: Yes, many mushrooms are delicious and nutritious, but many also are quite poisonous. If you are not an experienced and competent collector and cannot ...
Read More »3 Ingenious Ways To Build An Off-Grid Home For Next To Nothing
The off-grid and homesteading lifestyle has a tremendous amount of appeal for many. In a time of seemingly ever-increasing instability in our world, the idea of living in a truly self-reliant and sustainable way is more attractive than ever. With ...
Read More »4 Subtle Mistakes That Could Spoil Your Stockpile (No. 3 Is Easiest To Correct)
It happens in households across the United States every day. A trip to the grocery store is unpacked at home with the goal of simply getting things put away and the chore completed. Fresh, shiny new cans of fruits and ...
Read More »Take The 30-Second Quiz: Are You REALLY Self-Reliant?
As a rule, I have found that most homesteaders, survivalists and off-grid types are self-reliant people by nature. You have to be. After all, it is self-reliance that is at the very foundation of your lifestyle choice. Arguably, it is ...
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