Homesteading

It's full fledged autumn here. The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and we're getting ready for winter. Are you ready for a "dark winter?"

This is a perfect example of why you should never let your guard down. The bears showed up two days after I had relaxed because our mystery visitor was just a raccoon.

Sometimes things go bump in the night. Sometimes the dog barks and we don't know why. Then I saw a pair of glowing eyes in the distance.

Raising rabbits produces meat rapidly and inexpensively. They take up little room and an be raised almost anywhere, making them perfect for preppers.

Fixing my electric fence meant tearing it down, installing larger insulators, and almost starting from scratch. But it was a learning experience.

As the supply chain crumbles and threatens to collapse, you can take steps to ensure your personal supply chain is in better shape.

We are working to make fall plantings, clean up the homestead, stock up, and generally make sure we are ready for winter.

Apparently 30 million working-age men are managing to survive without a paycheck. Here's how they do it and what you can learn from them.

I've never installed an electric fence before, and it showed. Sometimes watching YouTube can't replace trial and error.

We face our second hurricane in two weeks, prepare for cooler temperatures and ready our bees to get through the winter.