Meet Lamb’s Quarters: It's Not Just a Weed!
May 09, 2025
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Let me introduce you to one of my favorite “weeds”—lamb’s quarters. You might already have it growing in your yard without even realizing it. Most people pull it out without a second thought, but once you get to know it, you might actually start planting it on purpose.
It’s Wild, Edible, and Underr...
What Type of Homesteader Are You?
Apr 01, 2025
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Do you trust our government? Do you feel grocery stores could easily be empty in the blink of an eye? Do you think there are ingredients in our foods that harm us?
What steps do you take to feel safe and move forward?
Personally, we raise our own beef and chicken, have a small but
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Positives of a Gas Stove for Homesteading
Feb 25, 2025
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Electric stoves are great, until you don't have electricity.
Gas stoves are great, until you run out of gas.
Cooking over a campfire is great, until it is raining or super cold.
Q: What do you do?
A: Whatever you can.
Our personal goal is to have two different stoves since we a
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How to Use the Persimmon Seeds to Predict the Weather
Jan 20, 2025
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Here’s a little country wisdom for you.
We depend upon technology so much now, but before all of this technology was invented we had different ways of doing things.
Did you know the winter weather in the Ozarks could be predicted by Persimmon seeds?
When the seeds are split op
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Why Are Nut Trees Important to Country Tough Homesteaders?
Nov 06, 2023
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At its most basic level, homesteading is about producing calories. This may be the first time you've heard it stated this way, so let's take a minute to think about it. Most of us came to homesteading because we wanted self-sufficiency; we wanted to provide for our own needs to the greatest extent p...
