The Gift of Seeds – Year Round!
Recently, I asked on Facebook the question: “As a homesteader, what would you love to find in your stocking come Christmas morning?” The most common thing requested? The gift of seeds! I was very...
View ArticleHow to: Being Prepared on a Budget
If you are anything like me, you are ‘broke’ 99% of the time. If you get paid on the first and it is the 10th, you’re broke. Oh sure, if you are ‘disciplined,’ you have money budgeted for gas, milk,...
View ArticleAftermath II: The Struggle for Independence Now Available!
FINALLY! After months of delays, trying to get help with editing, and draft after draft, “Aftermath II: The Struggle for Independence” has released! For those who are new, this is book 2 in the Jimmy...
View ArticleMaking Pizza on a Dutch Oven Lid
I couldn’t believe it when I first saw it: Making pizza while camping?! In a Dutch Oven? It’s true!I made a pizza on a dutch oven lid this last weekend with Mr. Dreamer and have pictures to prove it!...
View ArticleExcalibur Dehydrator Review (Plus Tips and Tricks!)
We have had our Excalibur Dehydrator for just over 3 years now. I’d never owned or used a dehydrator of any kind before that and it took awhile for me to realize that I had made the best choice right...
View ArticleCommunicating After the Disaster for Newbies
It doesn’t have to be some global disaster. It doesn’t even have to be something that is a ‘big’ disaster covering a country, region, or even a whole state. Disasters can affect large swaths of the...
View ArticleWomen Farmers aka Soil Sisters
There is a food movement gaining ground, literally, going on across the country. It’s not controversial, or ‘shocking’ enough to warrant media coverage, and most people are just fine with that. They...
View ArticleFor Adventurers: The Nomadik Box!
About two months ago, I was contacted by a company who wanted to send me something to review. Now, I get three to four of these types of emails a month and usually don’t even read them. I admit the...
View ArticleReclaim Food Control With Suburban Micro Farming
To me, living in the suburbs seems like a cookie cutter way to live. Every house looking the same: same lawns, same colors, same…everything! While the lawns and manicured look is appealing for the...
View Article5 Reasons We LOVE Our Kelly Kettle
Have you heard of the Kelly Kettle before? In a nutshell, it is a system to boil water very fast while outdoors. That is the short version. The long version will be explained below and having owned one...
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