One of my garden goals this year is quite lofty, as in going high and vertical!  These are the best easy DIY trellis ideas I have found for the vegetable garden.  It may be cold outside now, but Spring gardening will soon be here and a little prep work, creating support structures, will give you a jump start on your… View Post

Welcome to Part 3 the final portion of the ‘Is Your Homestead Prepared for an Emergency?’ series. Part 3’s topics include Electricity and Gas, Weather Emergencies, and Drills to Practice. I’m sure there are other topics that I’ve missed, and I may add additional ones in the future, but I know for me if I can take care of everything… View Post

The second installment in my ‘Is Your Homestead Prepared for an Emergency?’ series covers First Aid, Evacuations, and Family Member Health. If you have covered the bases for food and water I discussed in Part 1 then you can start to plan for these other emergencies. First aid is good whether it’s an emergency situation or not because you never… View Post

Is your homestead prepared for an emergency? I’m not talking about apocalyptic emergencies, a-la EMP or pandemic, but rather the everyday kind that can strike when you least expect it. Many people stress over what they would do during a major disaster event. But in reality, something like a sick family member or a job loss would prove just as… View Post