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When we think of protein, it is mainly animal sources that come to our mind. In fact, 70 percent of the protein consumed in most developed countries comes from meat and poultry. But there are plenty of protein-packed plants that ...

It’s a simple fact. Power outages happen. Any outage always presents challenges, but a winter power outage presents a whole new set of challenges. Some outages affect a city block, others a whole neighborhood or region. The cause is typically ...

I’ve instructed a number of field classes on foraging for wild foods and have written about it quite a bit, too. The classes always took place in the spring, summer or fall and the articles focused on plants, berries and ...

1. Plenty of  Good Light Chickens need at least 14 hours of daylight in a day to trigger their internal clocks to lay. By supplementing light, as is done in commercial production houses, you can trick a chicken’s internal clock ...

Chances are that if you’re reading this, then you’re probably acutely aware of just how tough it can be  on the homestead in winter. It’s not long after the winter solstice that the temps begin to plummet. Creating a perfect ...

Are you making New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, consider making resolutions that could benefit your garden. Here are seven:   1. Use what you have Many people will say they want to have a garden but that they ...

Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb / very God, begotten, not created. — “O Come All Ye Faithful”   Ideas Have Consequences. —the title of a book by Richard Weaver (1948)   The Word Was Made Flesh Incarnation is ...

The recent shooting of Gary Willis has shown that the liberal left is still hell-bent on taking away our guns. Gary’s only crimes were to get in a disagreement with a distant relative and then not be willing to turn ...

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you have two options for bringing the turkey home to the table: You either head off to the grocery store and buy the biggest turkey they have on the rack, or you can be ...

The first Thanksgiving – at least, the one involving the Pilgrims — is believed to have occurred over a period of three days, sometime between Sept. 21 and Nov. 9 in 1621. The feast occurred on a Pilgrim plantation at ...