Communication is one of the most overlooked areas an emergency preparedness.

Harvesting Royal Burgundy Beans How-To process 'green beans' for the freezer. We have been planting Royal Burgundy (Phaseolus vulgaris)...

A How To..... blog We are starting a series of How To.... blogs. The first was about refrigerator pickles. This one will be about...

If you have ever gardened with the goal of preserving vegetable and fruits for future use, you have confronted the dreaded GLUT. This is...

Food preservation is a skill that will pay for itself many times over. When planning dinner, instead of arguing over which take-out to...

Local food sources are all around you, but you need to think Fresh, not Packaged.

Chickens are how it all begins. Intrepid homesteader-wanna-be: “Six chickens. We can get six chickens. That will give us 4-5 eggs a...

A Review: Jackery Solar Generator And How to Make a Unique, Refreshing Summer Drink Earlier this year, we decided to purchase a small...

My wife says there are only three seasons in Ohio… Summer. Winter. And Mud. Summer lasts 20% of the year, Winter about 15% and Mud makes...

Mechanical Spillways and Improving Pond Habitat A Master Class A well-constructed pond will be enjoyed for generations. This is the third...

As homesteaders/farmers, we are big into “DIY” projects. If we don’t know how, we watch a YouTube video and figure it out. However, pond con