by Victoria Gazeley | Aug 14, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Food Preservation, Rural Living Skills
Have you ever had this happen: the power goes out due to a storm or some other calamity while you’re away on vacation, and you come home to a freezer full of spoiled food? If not, count yourself lucky! So imagine what would happen if you had to depend on that...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 26, 2011 | From City to Country, Lessons, Mentoring
Moving from the city to country comes with its own set of challenges, especially for those of us who didn’t grow up that way. In other words, if you’re going to do this thing, it’s important to get yourself some mentors who can download their brains...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 1, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage
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...
by Victoria Gazeley | Apr 30, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Mentoring, Uncategorized
As I’ve ventured down the road of becoming more self-sufficient, one thing has become abundantly clear: my skills for storing food are sadly lacking. Because I never learned these things growing up, I have to learn it now. But I’m lucky – there are...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 26, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Homestead Planning, Rural Living Skills, Vegetable Gardening
There’s just something about having a vegetable garden. Imagine – your own organic market, right outside you front door. No more running to the store for salad, no more worrying about pesticide residues, no more concern about having nothing to eat in an...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 11, 2011 | From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Homestead Planning, Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Mentoring, Mice, Mindset, Rural Home Office, Rural Living Skills
This rural living gig is still fairly new to us. We’ve been living in our little cabin in the woods for almost two years. After growing up in the country, 22 years living in the city and then 6 months in temporary digs while we renovated our 80+ year-old...
