All of the fantastic fiber you get from animals on your homestead will become beautiful yarns, batting and stuffing. At first, when you look at the wool fleece, or hair right off the animal you may wonder how that dirty, ...
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Packing Up the Kids
We have all thought about packing up for a grab and run scenario. We get the duffel bag, the important papers, a case of bottled water and throw it all in the car. Then we load up the kids. Oh ...
Read More »Meat Cuber and Tenderizer
When our family was a lot younger and we had three children under foot, anything that could help take the work out of food preparation was a prized asset. In those days we saved up and spent the money to ...
Read More »9 Useful Knots
There have been countless knots that have been discovered over the years. Many people use knots in their profession—from fishermen to rescue workers, from farmers to rock climbers. What about the average Joe, however, the person that just wants to ...
Read More »Raising Meat Rabbits: From the Country to the Big City
Raising rabbits for meat is a great, cost-effective way to keep your freezer full. Also, rabbit meat is very lean and healthy for those who are trying to cut fatty foods from their diets. Since raising rabbits doesn’t take up ...
Read More »Managing Madness
Jericho was one of those TV shows that you don’t forget. In the first episode, right after some kind of attack (possibly nuclear) has hit the United States, is a gripping scene we all hope we never witness. As you ...
Read More »Are You Ready for Mayhem?
Folks living in remote areas are by nature more self-sufficient that urban dwellers. They are used to the fact that they, in most cases, have to rely on their own wits and resources. But 82% of Americans live in cities. ...
Read More »How to Get Started In Off-Grid Communications
by David M. Hill, Sr. People often ask what the best option is for off-grid communication. There is only one answer to this question that makes sense to me and that is the wonderful world of amateur radio or ham ...
Read More »Teaching in the Word and Life – Sprouting
One of the best teachers is experience. I don’t have many specific memories of book-work I did as a home-schooled child, but I will always remember the inner workings of the ear from the model we built, the patterns of ...
Read More »How Then Shall We Live?
In 1963, Jerry Lewis starred in a slapstick comedy by the title of Who’s Minding the Store? The premise was simple—put a dim-witted clerk in a retail store and see what kind of havoc he can create. However, the most ...
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