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When funds are tight, and the budget for your stockpile needs is small, what should you do? Here are the five best ways to save money while building your stockpile supply of food on a budget. 1. Define your budget. ...

I’ve written previously about how my grandparents and parents survived during the Great Depression. Although growing up with parents from the Depression had its drawbacks (those $5 tennis shoes are just as good as the $30 Vans shoes, I was told), ...

Speaking from experience, there is nothing more frustrating than finishing a batch of canned goods only to find that some, or even all, of your jars didn’t seal. While there are a variety of reasons your jars might not be ...

  There’s nothing more exciting than purchasing your very first homestead. As you mend the fences and fix your new outbuildings, you realize it’s time to think about putting some animals on your property. That, though, can be a scary ...

If you have been wondering about living a self-sufficient lifestyle in a tiny house, you may want to check out a new video tour of such a home in Eastern North Carolina. Jeremy Clemons designed and built his cozy $4,500, ...

At the beginning of the 20th Century, the United States was booming. The country had seen large growth following the Civil War and had entered a new age with the creation of labor laws and public works projects. Tough times ...

It’s nearly winter, which means skunk families will be moving in close to food supplies. This means your chicken coop, sheds and barn. With these stinky creatures so close, it’s a matter of time before the family dog gets sprayed ...

  1. Too many (or too few) roosters. It’s true that you don’t need a rooster to harvest eggs, but a gentleman tends to keep the ladies happier and helps to break up domestic squabbles between the hens. He’ll also ...

Extending the shelf life of root vegetables like carrots has been practiced for centuries as a method to have fresh vegetables available all year. Traditionally, carrots (typically a variety bred for winter storage) are kept in a root cellar or ...

We tend to think that stockpiling food and supplies for an emergency is a modern invention. But it’s not. It actually started thousands of years ago, with people stockpiling food for a snowy day. Those ancestors of ours knew something ...