Self-Reliance | No Matter Where You Are, You Can Live A More Self-Reliant Life

In the garden

Save Seeds, Save Money, Grow Better

Once upon a time I bought bedding plants from the nursery to grow my first ever vegetable garden. They grew well and I had...

Amen To The Praying Mantis

Ten Of The Most Nutritious Herbs

Grow Your Own Salad Greens

Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

In the workshop

Make Homestead Milk Soap

A Quickly-Made, Cheap Minnow Trap

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

Tire Maintenance And Repair

In the self-reliant home

Laundry Line Tips From An Old Hat

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.

Keeping Clean

By Angeline Hawkes Bar soap. Baking Soda. Salt. Bleach. These four cleansers can be used to clean wounds, keep up with hygiene, wash dishes, implements,...