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Tips on Maintaining & Diagnosing Small Engines
Don’t you hate it when you grab your chainsaw and head for your woodlot, and once you're there, the saw won’t start? Or you need your generator to produce electricity…
Home Remedies from a Simpler Time
Home remedies have been passed down from generation to generation, but in the modern age with the reduction of extended family and increased presence of commercial remedies and industrialized medical…
Grow Open-Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening
In the past I’ve grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this, I was able to grow things like sweet corn…
The Dairy Goat — A Gallon of Milk a Day
Looking for a way to combine sufficiency with efficiency? The most efficient animal on the place is the goat. It is scoffed at by skeptics, eyed by the curious, and…
Create Your Own Emergency Water Supply
any of us who are otherwise well prepared for weather related emergencies, power outages, or other disasters are put to scratching our heads when we try to figure out a…
Choosing and Using a Wood Cookstove
There are several reasons to consider owning a wood cookstove. In an emergency, they can provide a source of heat and a way to cook. You are not dependent on…
Save a Life by Becoming a First Responder, EMT, or Paramedic
Prior to the advent of micro-electronics and radio communications, an ambulance was little more than an empty panel truck to transport an untreated patient to a distant hospital. Once hospital…
Safe Home Fuel Storage: Fuel Types & Methods
Home storage of fuel is a necessity for homesteaders. Even if you are still on the grid, your truck, tractor, standby generator, etc. will still require fuel. I intend to…