Saving And Winning With Money: Food

by Michelle Hedgcock | Feb 28, 2018 | Budgeting & Making An Income, Contributing Writers, Food & Kitchen, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Michelle Hedgcock, Organization, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings

Several years ago, I was working full-time in a corporate environment with a two-hour daily drive. To say it was draining is an understatement. My husband and I had several discussions about me quitting work and becoming a one-income family. The plan was for me to do...

My 5 Favorite Canning Resources

by Tammy Trayer | Aug 27, 2016 | Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Survival Skills, Writings

Canning and preserving food is one of the most essential survival skills we can have. If the grocery store foods are no longer available we will be left with our knowledge and skill to survive. Many simply shy away from canning because of fear of the unknown, but...

2016 Goals & Weeding: What do they have in common?

by Michelle Hedgcock | Aug 19, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Inspiration / Encouragement, Michelle Hedgcock, Writings

There's no way 2016 objectives and weeding the garden have anything in common.  Maybe not from first glance but really they do.  I'll get to what that is later on.  First, I want to share with you (because many have asked) our 2016 goals. We set our objectives for the...

Goals vs. Reality – Gardening, Canning, and Building

by Michelle Hedgcock | Apr 16, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Inspiration / Encouragement, Michelle Hedgcock, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings

[guestpost]This is a guest post by Michelle Hedgcock. Be sure to read more about Michelle at the bottom of this post![/guestpost] In my previous post, MORE Was My Catalyst,  you read about how I got started on my journey and the progress made.  Now that I have another...

MORE Was My Catalyst

by Michelle Hedgcock | Feb 7, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Michelle Hedgcock, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings

Have you ever thought “There’s got to be more to life?”  Yep, that’s where I was at September 2013.  I was working a full-time job with a minimum two-hour commute daily and an elementary child in before and after school care (known as Latchkey here in our school...

Mutlipurpose Hand Forged Herb Drying Rack

by Tammy Trayer | Jan 22, 2016 | Blacksmithing, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Health & Healing, Off-Grid Living, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings

The Mountain Man is always fabricating, creating and manufacturing useful items for our homestead.  Sometimes it is necessary for us to manufacture things to fit our needs, to improve the modern day counterparts and to allow us to do unique and creative things here....