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An Old-School Cache To Store Food And Supplies

Apple Pie Brandy

Martial arts for the whole family

Feasting On Dandelions

In the garden

Amen To The Praying Mantis

By Allen Easterly Over the teeth and past the gums, look out stomach here it comes. I don’t know if that’s the prayer being said...

Rethinking The Weeds

Tips For The New Gardener

Gardening After Sixty

Ten Of The Most Nutritious Herbs

In the workshop

Build A Goat-Proof Dog Feeding Area

Yakisugi 焼杉

Hunting With The Ancient Atlatl

Tire Maintenance And Repair

In the self-reliant home

Keeping Clean

A Few Tips For Cutting Firewood

Chuck Klein There are only two economical, exciting, expeditious, and fun methods of cutting firewood: one is with a chainsaw, the other is … we’ll...

Practical Prepping

I decided for my own family that I wanted to take a more practical approach to preparing. I don’t call it prepping, I prefer to look at it as living a sustainable, yet useful life.