Food Storage

How to Choose the Best Seeds for Homesteading

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Cold, damp, dark.  It’s a typical February on the rainy west coast.  Not complaining – at least we’re not buried in snow, and the temperatures are relatively balmy compared to a big chunk of the continent.  It may not be a good time for soaking in the sun, but it is a great time to [...]

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Modern Homesteading and Rural Living: What’s Your Why? (Part 1)

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There are days that I wonder what I was thinking by trying to do this modern homesteading thing on my own.   Like this past week.  There I was, having not been sick at all for at least a year, finally feeling human again after more than a week of being unable to walk more than [...]

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Could You Survive 3 Weeks Without Going to the Grocery Store?

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Right now?  Without stocking up first? The answer for most of us is, unfortunately, ‘There’s no way‘. Most government emergency programs recommend that citizens be prepared to care for themselves and their families for a minimum of three weeks – in food, medicine, clean-up and repair – in the event of a natural or other [...]

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Planning Towards Self-Sufficiency for 2011 (and Beyond!)

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I spent yesterday going over my goal-setting mind map from last January. This time last year, I had no garden, no greenhouse, an old, decrepit woodshed, an overgrown brush pile where the pasture now stands, no blueberry patch (tiny though it is) and no website! Amazing how much you can get done if you actually [...]

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How To NOT Starve During a Disaster or Major Emergency

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How many times have you said this to yourself: “I ‘ve got to get that emergency kit together – but I’ve got time… I’ll do it later“.  NF558VFMMUBR Truth is, that’s what most of us do, put off building an emergency kit until tomorrow.  Or next year.  Because really, what’s the chance of something big [...]

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