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Several years ago we had a week-long power outage in my region. We live in a fairly old-fashioned rural community. Nonetheless, panic still set in somewhere around hour 12 of the weather-related disaster. It was summer, a really, really hot summer. The temperatures regularly hit about 95 degrees before noon. Friends and neighbors cleared out ...

Many hunters often wonder how they can increase game and resources on their own land. In short: How can you make your own land, farm or homestead a “mini-game preserve”? It won’t happen overnight, but there are some practical steps ...

There are many ways to make money living off the grid, but organic farmer Jean-Martin Fortier may have found the best one – and it’s bringing in $150,000 each year. Fortier and his wife take in that much annually on ...

My great-grandfather was a logger in Michigan in the 1890s. He was a high-rigger — the guys who would climb to the top of a tall pine and top it, and then attach rigging and pulleys to allow timber to ...

Homesteading is usually associated with self-sufficiency. Many who live in the city dream of one day becoming self-sufficient, “leaving everything” and moving to the country to run a homestead. But aside from financial and social constraints that may hold them ...

Recently my family and I were blessed with a small tract of land. It is fertile, with numerous fruit trees and edible plants. The previous owner had neglected it for several years, so thick shrubs and weeds had grown everywhere, ...

Despite the biotech industry’s apparent dominance on the food market, the organic food and farm industry grew at a record place in 2013 – and the pace shows no signs of slowing. According to new data, the industry encompassed a ...

Will Dow Chemical’s GMO “Agent Orange” seeds be the next crop in a field near your home? According to the Center for Food Safety, which is the group circulating the petition to be presented to the USDA, Dow Chemical is ...

Raising chickens in the Midwest is not easy, but it can be an interesting hobby. At my house, though, the profit margin is usually very low and the maintenance is high. The children fall in love with those little chicks, ...

The number of farms in the United States is down to the lowest that it’s been in six years, according to the Associated Press. In 2012 alone, 11,630 farms were lost, and this trend is projected to continue. Along with ...