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I’m a big advocate for people moving outside of the city but you need to understand the reason why I and many others are warning people to flee to the mountains and the forests to get to safety. Stay with me, I’m going somewhere on this. 🙂 The story of the Lotus Eaters come fromContinue reading “Lotus Eaters, Berserkers & NPCs”

See the difference between the two sets of leaves attached to the same plant? This is actually a completely normal occurrence and happens with seedlings. The first set of leaves that appear after germination are called seed leaves and are actually part of the original seed you planted. These will eventually fall off but beforeContinue reading “What’s up with my seedling?”

For those of you interested in purchasing a property away from your city dwelling, I created a check list of items that you’ll need to print and take with you so you can thoroughly evaluate any property you are looking at purchasing to put your tiny house on. Once printed, make sure you go overContinue reading “Tiny House Property Check List”

It happens to almost everyone who has gone shopping, you’ll be strolling down an aisle and get ready to grab a product only to notice that it seems like the price has actually increased a good bit. Unfortunately, you can’t remember what you last paid for it, so you shrug it off, throw it inContinue reading “Keeping a Price Journal”

While I don’t recommend you purchase certain items from the Dollar Tree, I do recommend you read labels and stock up on what you can. Keep in mind that while most of these items are $1.00 or $1.25, it’s literally some of the cheapest bottom of the barrel items and the food is loaded withContinue reading “Dollar Tree Preparedness List”

A frequent question amongst new and old gardeners alike is whether or not their seeds have expired. The reality is there is no general consensus for all seeds because some seeds are viable for only short periods while others may last for quite a while. One of the oldest viable seeds that ever grew intoContinue reading “Seed Expiration & Germination”

Frequently, individuals move to Florida with the assumption that out winters are mild and almost nonexistent because we are the “sunny state”. In reality, we see temperatures in North and Central Florida drop down into the 20’s every single winter season. Now it’s not winters like say Colorado or Montana have, but we have enoughContinue reading “What Can Survive FL Winter Temps”

“We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” – Voddie Baucham Most individuals in America today will likely send their kid to public school either part time or full time due to the belief that it’s simply the easiest way to manageContinue reading “Unschooling on the Homestead”

Every day we continually see news reports about shortages, mysterious fires, warehouse explosions and numerous other oddities. In addition to these troubling details, we see the battle heating up between Ukraine and Russia with more and more countries choosing a side. I’m going to just drop my suggested list of foods you should be pickingContinue reading “Difficult Times Preparedness Grocery List for Newbies”

The ads for long term stored foods are everywhere, and honestly if you’re aware of the current state of our economy and food supply lines, you know why those ads have increased. But many individuals after seeing the expensive prices of the professionally dried foods have planned to stockpile groceries they get from the store,Continue reading “Foods You Shouldn’t Store Long Term”