By Melissa K. Norris We’ve been seed saving our family strain of beans (two types) for over 100 years and 5+ generations. I’m sharing my tips for successful seed saving, including self-pollinating, cross-pollinating, and what that means to your seed saving. Plus, how to know…
By Daisy Luther As a parent, sometimes I’ve asked my kids to do things they don’t want to do. (Haven’t we all?) The biggest key to their success in the endeavor is their attitude. Scenario #1: Me: Kiddo, it’s time to swap your winter clothes…
By Ice Age Farmer “Gardening is too dangerous!” Authorities are REMOVING plants grown from “unauthorized seeds!” The media is warning that homegrown food can be poisonous, and backyard chickens can be fatal. Soon, for your protection, growing food and raising animals will be illegal. Competition…
By Art and Bri In the video below, homesteaders Art and Bri explain 14 homesteading ideas you can do on a small property if you don’t own a farm but want to live a more healthy and self sufficient life. Subscribe to Art and Bri…
Researchers have designed an off-grid, low-cost modular energy source that can efficiently produce power at night. The system uses commercially available technology and could eventually help meet the need for nighttime lighting in urban areas or provide lighting in developing countries. Although solar power brings…
By James Prigioni In this video, James Prigioni shows his step by step guide on how to start a container garden and get huge harvests using homemade soil. James describes the right type of buckets, his soil recipe and how to transplant and water container…
By GreenMedInfo Research Group Modern society has removed itself from the process of growing and cultivating its own food, but research has demonstrated that gardening has numerous physiological and psychological benefits. Read on for a list of highly nutritious vegetables that you can easily grow…
By Tess Pennington Living through a pandemic was not on anyone’s radar a few months ago. Sadly, when the world shut down, it caused our economy to shut down with it. Unemployment has skyrocketed and it’s safe to say we are all concerned about what…
By Anthony McLennan Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a strong push towards organic, local farm produce over the past few decades. The organic movement actually started in the early 1900s. Since the 1970s it has increased in momentum and over the past…
By Mac Slavo In the aftermath of the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has impoverished millions and destroyed the supply chains all around the world, Americans are at least taking some responsibility. Many are now taking to self-reliance, as they’ve realized the government…
When it comes to future food production, the combined farming of fish and vegetables through aquaponics is currently a hotly debated topic. But how realistic is the idea? Publicly available data and analysis on the economic feasibility of professional aquaponics are at present very limited….
By Daisy Luther The COVID-19 crisis has affected just about every family in the United States in some way or another. All of our situations are unique and everyone I’ve spoken to has learned some lessons about their levels of preparedness. Some of those lessons…
By Mac Slavo It is possible to be completely self-sustaining. After all, our ancestors had this perfected over 100 years ago. With all the tyranny in the world right now, being free and owning yourself is truly a revolutionary act. If you’re looking for a homestead…
By MI Gardener Food is important, but during these trying times food can be even more important. If you are looking to grow all the food your family needs for a year, here is a complete list of each type of vegetable and how many…
By Daisy Luther It’s probably no surprise that the young people of today aren’t particularly independent. Not only does the “education” system take great pains to mold them into a bunch of terrified, follow-the-herd automatons, society, in general, doesn’t force them to do much for…
By James Prigioni Anyone can convert their garden and kitchen scraps into black gold. In this video, James Prigioni shows a quick, simple and inexpensive way to make a worm bin for making rich compost for your gardens. Subscribe to James Prigioni on YouTube. Subscribe for natural…
By Sara Tipton Making changes to the way we’ve always done things is often difficult for most people. We get in ruts and comfort zones, and our society makes it easier to be stuck in a consumer mindset as opposed to a sustainable one. But…
Fish has been a predominant and high-quality protein and oil source in the human diet since ancient times. A new study by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Oranim Academic College examined traditional fish preparation employed…
By Daisy Luther “Millennials” have been the butt of a million jokes about incompetence. The generation born between 1981 and 1996 is considered entitled, ultra-liberal, and naive about how life works. But maybe they’ve gotten a bad rap because what no one ever points out…
By Natural Blaze Shawn James couldn’t take it anymore. A normal job in the city wasn’t for him. One day he quit working, cashed in his savings, and headed to the Canadian wilderness to become self-reliant. First, he needed a place to live. With nothing…
