Getting Ready for Just in Case
Some of of you have probably seen and listened to the speech given by the character V in the wonderfully inspirational movie, V For Vendetta - which bears re-watching if you...
Two is One . . .
Wealth is not necessarily the same thing as money - especially if money is just paper. You may have $10,000 in the bank today. It may not have any value six...
Fireside Chat
It's single digits outside as I type this - but 72 degrees inside, as I type this. The fire is keeping us warm.
But that's only part of it.
The fire can't be...
How to Cool When the Power is Off?
Having some birds in hand beats having them in the bush - as the saying goes. Especially when there aren’t any in the store. Or you can’t afford to shop at...
Another Variant of Devaluation
Nature sometimes echoes government in that both can suddenly devalue what you thought you had.
Last Monday, I had a flock of 12 chickens - which gave us plenty of eggs each...
Duck Smiting
Some people call it "harvesting." Others - more directly - "butchering." We call it smiting. As in, smite the ducks. As in what the pharaoh did to his various enemies. We...
Pace and Lick
If you've been trying to prepare for what seems to be already here - as by making provisions to provide your own food when you can no longer afford to buy...
The Emergency Bike
I've written before about the soundness of owning - of getting if you don't already own - a motorcycle in order to remain mobile in the months and possibly years ahead....
Off Grid – but not in The Woods
Is it necessary to live in the Woods to live off the grid? Not at all. Or at least, not all the way.
What is the "grid," first of all?
The term refers...
Birds Not in Hand…
I decided to raise chickens - and ducks - so as to not have to worry about empty shelves at the store. Food on hand - in the back yard.
And, renewable....