In the last City Slicker’s Guide, we discussed “Bushcraft on a Budget.” Basically, we told you about the items you should have in your kit if you hope to get out there and really enjoy the woods. Well, you’ve got ...
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Teacher Or Agent Of Change?
Many teachers believe that their job is a calling because they shape lives by encouraging students to enjoy learning, to discover and develop their individual talents, and to become productive members of our republic. But since the early 1900s, most ...
Read More »The Shocking Link Between Peanut Allergies And Vaccines
One of the most serious allergies in young children, peanut allergies are on the rise, and experts suggest that childhood vaccinations might be a culprit. According to a recent Natural News source, over one million children live with peanut allergies ...
Read More »Why Are The Feds Stockpiling Ammunition?
A disturbing trend is afoot these days with the federal government’s recent purchase of over a billion of rounds of ammunition – which on the surface, doesn’t seem particularly troubling, until you learn that this purchase is not for the ...
Read More »Understanding The Power Of Garden Soil
. Vegetable gardening can be highly rewarding; it can also be sorely disappointing. Torrential rains followed by scorching heat cause a host of problems, from blossom end rot to dropping blossoms. Diseases and insect pests ravage the garden, and let’s ...
Read More »How The Drought Will Affect This Year’s Food Prices
It is no surprise to any of our readers that, to put it lightly, the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Gas prices, temperatures, and natural disasters are all on the rise. The Earth has a pretty ...
Read More »Combining Homeschooling With Special Interests
A recent study by the Home School Defense Legal Association (HSDLA) found that over 49 percent of homeschooling parents opt to homeschool for religious reasons. Other parents homeschool because the local school wasn’t meeting the educational or social needs of ...
Read More »Enrich Your Spring Garden With Natural Compost
Most of us have already heard about the many benefits of using compost in our gardens. If you are like my husband and me, you’ve probably read your share of articles on the topic, as well as discussed it in ...
Read More »The Meaning of History: Part Two
The idea of salvation by one’s own merit prevails in every religion on the face of the earth except Christianity. —Moncure Conway, My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East (1906) This great apocalyptic battle, the greatest fight in ...
Read More »Survival Candle Making 101
Before the advent of electricity, candles and oil lamps provided light indoors and out. Candles are still valued for their soft glow, although they’re rarely used for utilitarian purposes these days. From a survivalist perspective, though, knowing how to make ...
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