I will always remember my first firearm. I was 12 years old, and the firearm was a Marlin model 98 .22 long rifle. The rifle-fed from a tubular magazine in the butt stock. It had been my Uncle’s, as had ...
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6 Reasons To Start Homesteading This Year (No. 3 Could Save America — If Everyone Did It)
Are you thinking of starting a homestead? Does the thought of growing food, tending animals and living independently sound attractive to you? If so, then you are not alone, as each year thousands of Americans discover the joy of the ...
Read More »How The ‘Farm Effect’ Keeps Kids From Getting Sick
My children are almost never sick. They usually end up at the doctor’s office because they hurt themselves. My wife and I have taught them the value of cleanliness and good personal hygiene, but we don’t rush them to the ...
Read More »You’re A Prepper. Your Family’s Not. What Should You Do?
Perhaps one of the hardest things to do when prepping is convincing family and friends to join you. Ask any long-time prepper, and they’re likely to have had trouble discussing the topic with loved ones. Prepping isn’t something you can ...
Read More »5 Fun Activities To Create A More Prepared Family
It’s the reason many big companies today are advertising to kids. It’s the reason app developers have stopped pandering to adults as a middleman to the children. It’s in the actions taken by nonprofits and institutions around the nation to ...
Read More »The Often-Overlooked Survival Document Every Homesteader Should Store In A Safe
According to the American Bar Association, about 55 percent of Americans die without a will – the essential document that protects your family from the legal complications and in-fighting that can follow a death. But even a will may ...
Read More »5 Attributes EVERY Homesteader Must Have To Survive Tough Times (No. 3 Might Be Most Important)
If you are considering becoming a homesteader, you know the prospect can be pretty daunting. Among all the other questions and considerations which must be asked and evaluated—such as how it will impact employment, children, extended family, social involvement and ...
Read More »County Bans Sale Of Family’s $698,000 Off-Grid Land — And Refuses To Compensate
A Wisconsin family has had to appeal all the way to the United States Supreme Court to get permission to sell or build on property they have paid taxes on for decades. The family, the Murrs, are trying to get ...
Read More »Putting The ‘Thanks’ Back Into ‘Thanksgiving’
In the U.S., we start at an early age learning about the Pilgrims crossing the sea to escape religious persecution and landing in what is now Massachusetts. We learn about their hardships and troubles and how the native Indians helped ...
Read More »A Ban On Single-Family Homes?
Seattle’s city council and mayor seriously considered getting rid of traditional neighborhoods of single family homes in an effort to encourage or pressure people to live in apartments and other types of multi-family housing. A rejected change to the city’s ...
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