Prepping & Safety

Homesteading articles about Prepping & Safety as they pertain to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Racoon-Trapping-for-beginners
Homesteading

Raccoon Trapping for Beginners

Trapping is one of the most debated forms of conservation. For some,…

Jenna Delchambre Jenna Delchambre
The medicinal benefits of oxymels may seem incredible. Making oxymels is easy. What are oxymels? We'll cover oxymel recipes as well as how to use oxymels.
Alternative healthcare

Making Oxymels: The Sweet-Tart Medicine

Oxymel... what an odd word.  The etymology of the word actually gives…

Linda Zimnick Linda Zimnick
manual post-pounder safety
Equipment

Adam vs. the Post Pounder

As far as I can tell, the blame lies squarely with Prince…

Sue Dick Sue Dick
First Aid on the Homestead
Emergencies

First Aid on the Homestead: When Humans Get Hurt

If you’re a homesteader or you have homesteading friends or family, you’ll…

Rebecca Hallock Rebecca Hallock
Homesteading

Darkness Tomorrow: No Electricity for A Year

"Honey, did you pay the electric bill?" "Yes, I paid it." "Then…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
Tips On Canning Meat, reasons to can your own meat, canning meat, canned meat, homesteading
Bartering

Top 5 Reasons to Can Your Own Meat

Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat.  I normally can…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
overcoming-the-fear-of-botulism-from-home-canning
Anecdotes

Canning Consternation: Overcoming the Fear of Certain Death

As a self-proclaimed Homesteader, I have spent many years learning and researching…

Caitlin Elicker Caitlin Elicker
WTSHTF and It’s TEOTWAWKI
Homesteading

Acronyms to Live By: WTSHTF and It’s TEOTWAWKI Will You Be SOL Or LOL?

The Internet is a wonderful thing.  Or a terrible thing.  Depending on…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
Homestead Heating Safety, homesteading
Fire

Homestead Heating Safety

You’ve made the decision to live a simpler life in the country……

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Planning-for-Climate-Change-on-the-Homestead
Climate

Create a Future-Proof Homestead: Planning for Climate and Cultural Changes

Tooting My Own Horn (Briefly). At the beginning of 2020, I predicted…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
You can feel comfortable giving these remedies, like fire cider vinegar recipe and elderberry syrup recipe to your family because most herbal medicine is very gentle.
Alternative medicine

Herbal Medicines for Fall and Winter

By now you have probably harvested and preserved your summer produce for…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
wildfire on homestead
Anecdotes

The Day the Fires Came Through

I found myself fitting in well to my new way of life:…

Colleen Armstrong Colleen Armstrong

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