The subject of homesteading often focuses on various methods of gardening, different types of livestock, or even the multiple ways to generate electricity. But one area that is often overlooked is bees. As a growing number of homesteaders and off-gridders ...
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The Day Civilization Nearly Ended
Four years ago this summer, the sun experienced a solar storm so severe that it nearly wiped out the entire power grid for not only the United States but the entire world. In fact, the only thing that saved Earth ...
Read More »DHS Not Prepared For A Power Grid Attack That Would Leave 90 Percent Of Americans Dead?
A recent government report claimed that the Department of Homeland Security has made major strides to protect the power grid from a crippling attack, but that report runs counter to sworn testimony in front of Congress and to what experts ...
Read More »Foraging For Survival: Wild Plants You Didn’t Know You Could Eat
Every week, homeowners across North America spray their lawns with chemicals, killing plants that their grandparents and great-grandparents would have picked and eaten. In fact, most homeowners likely don’t even realize that those “pesky weeds” are actually edible – and ...
Read More »A Tower Of Babel-Chinese Connection?
For several years, author and screenwriter Brian Godawa has awakened the imagination of Christians with his biblical fantasy novels that examined everything from the overlooked giants of the Old Testament to the “spirits in prison” of the New Testament. Godawa ...
Read More »Why An Off-Grid, TV-Free Life Is Simply Better
Escaping the “rat race” and enjoying life to the fullest is at the heart of an off-the-grid lifestyle, but there are countless Americans and Canadians who simply don’t see a way to make it work. That was the case for ...
Read More »How To Build A Massive Food Stockpile For Only $5 A Week
Stockpiling food for the long-term can be expensive, especially if your goal is a stockpile that lasts not weeks, but months. Building a stockpile, though, doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money. In fact, you can build a ...
Read More »6 Ways To Double Your Garden’s Yield This Year, With Barbara Damrosch
Spring is finally here in North America, and for most homesteaders and off-gridders, that means it’s time to plant another garden. But before you pull out the shovel and hoe this year, why not do something different – something that ...
Read More »Survival Wisdom From The Great Depression
Survival and preparedness is on the rise today, and for many Americans, that means looking to the past for guidance. For example, how did our ancestors survive, with next to nothing, during tough times? On this week’s edition of Off ...
Read More »How To Homestead On Just 1/4 An Acre
When we think about homesteading, we often picture a large piece of land – 10, 20 or even 50 acres. But a large number of off-gridders and homesteaders are discovering it’s possible to homestead on a much, much smaller plot ...
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