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My husband and I began envisioning ourselves in a prepper lifestyle at a point in our lives that looking back, turned out to be the height of our careers. Always knowing we wanted to get out of the rat race ...

Teaching one child at home while running the household, keeping a budget, and taking care of everyone’s needs is not easy. Homeschooling more than one child at different grade levels turns the difficulty up several notches. Homeschooling any number of ...

While your garden is sleeping, it is preparing the foundation upon which your plants will be grown. However, there are still a few things you will need to do to help your garden along. Here is a list of chores ...

A basic law of physics states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. From the perspective of your vegetable garden, think of all of the vitamin C and lycopene in those fresh tomatoes, the sight-enhancing vitamin A in carrots, and the folate and iron in green leafy vegetables and broccoli. Where did it all come from? Of course they came from the soil. Now think about next year and what will be left to supply the fruits (or vegetables) of your labors?

Being able to meet the needs of your family for everyday things only works if you’re healthy and strong. So what do you do if you get hurt or sick and the nearest doctor is far away, or there aren’t ...

If you are among those who have chosen an off-the-grid lifestyle, you know that growing and raising your own food is one of the best ways to maintain independent living. Taking care of farm animals requires a lot of work ...

People frequently hear how important schedules are for children.  Not only is this true for children of all ages, but it is important for several reasons.  Children like repetition because they know what to expect.  There aren’t any surprises, and ...

We all have watched disaster movies or read books about catastrophes like the Holocaust. It is easy as an observer to think about how we would respond so much differently, telling ourselves “that would not happen to us.” In the ...

Disasters come in a full spectrum of sizes and forms. Some may be personal, like a divorce, a death in the family, or the loss of a job. Others may be regional, national, or global.  It could come as a cataclysmic natural ...

When preparing for a disaster, it’s wise to start with what you expect to happen. Many places on earth can reasonably expect earthquakes, hurricanes or typhoons, tornadoes, floods, winter weather, avalanches, volcanoes, or tsunamis. Electrical power can be out for ...