One of my homestead income ventures that I've been involved with over a period of years is candle making. I came into the craft in 1999, because I wanted to have the super fragranced candles, but couldn't

Electrosmog.....what? Electrosmog.....This post is dedicated to the urgency of the impact it is having on Bees and Colony Collapes Disorder and the migratory path of the Butterflies. Yes it is understood,

Whether you’re in a life-or-death survival or self-defense situation, you need to have your weapon of choice available quickly. While operating with or without a CCW, you still run the risk of having your

Well, hasn't this week just been a peach?! While our Hawaiian friends are peeling themselves off the ceiling, celebrities are realizing that the world is really real, and apparently the flu has taken over

Today, Reuters and several other news outlets are reporting of gang hunting of cows in Venezula. THE PEOPLE ARE STARVING. So they group up and descend on someone's unsuspecting cattle and kill them right

Giants that stand silent at the gate, Soldiers against the elements, they wait.. Standing at their station with thankless solitude. For a hundred years or more they've been on watch, As humans and animals

I had a long, quiet trip to a commercial cactus and succulent grower recently. Succulents are one of my favorite things in life! I can't explain it, but sometimes they are so beautiful I tear up. Having

Kombucha or Combucha or fermented tea and sugar drink or whatever you want to call it; apparently if you haven’t heard of it you’re not up on the hippie health drink craze and you know what? That is ok.

A lot of people comment that my children have such good manners. We are always humbled by this! It takes work, but I teach them what I call "Cowboy Manners". You kind of get an idea of what cowboy

It’s interesting how life works out this way sometimes. Time and time again in my life, it seems that I’ve had past experiences that come in very handy these days. One particular “recurring experience”

Once you have made the decision to provide for yourself off your land, you should also commit to starting a journal or at least have a calendar where you write down what you've done each day. Using your

THE 24 C' s and the 4 B's of Packing Emergency Bags (Bug Out/SHTF) Many years ago, I was a young mother with 5 children and wife to a Deputy/Crime Scene Analyst. I knew that if there was an emergency like

Come on and sit a spell! Sometimes we get too busy, especially during the holidays, to get to sit down and read. I am guilty of this myself this past week or two. So I've put together a list of my recent

Let me start by saying, I support people's food choices. Especially for health reasons. My hope for mankind in general is that everyone has access to affordable, clean, whole foods and pure water. That

I'm so excited to start the Spring 2018 gardening today! A Spring 2017 Harvest Morning Too soon? Not hardly! After examining the awful state of my garden post Hurricane Irma, I knew that the sooner I started

Ever see a melon growing in a dry retention pond, or out in a field and rush over, thinking it's a honeydew? Happened to me when I was 15. My brother and I were 4-wheeling in a swampy area looking for

Christmas is only a few days away ... ... and while other families across the continent prepare for celebration, OUR family also begins preparing for our time of year. --- -- { My Friend Anna's Family

All you friends that live north of the Mason-Dixon (and some south of it), are probably going to think our piddly little freeze is no big deal. It got to 29* early Monday, and was 31* the night before.

Updated 8:25 PM EST I'd like to hear your thoughts as to what is happening with SBD and STEEM. My understanding is that SBD was supposed to stay valued at around $1.00. What does this mean for the STEEM

Sometimes you just need alittle bit of nature and some good company... I took a quick video of my chatty chickens walking with me. I tried to talk them into going down to the duck pond, but they are too