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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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
Canning

Emergency Food Storage

As a homesteader and a prepper, I believe in having stored food.…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
Deadliest Homesteading Mistake, Fire Safety on the Homestead
Death

The Deadliest Homesteading Mistake

They came from the city. They were prepared. They were prepared for…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Stocking The Winter Larder
Winter

Stocking the Winter Larder

If you’re like me, the shorter days and cooler temps bring on…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell
Emergency childbirth at home
Emergencies

Homesteader’s Guide to Emergency Childbirth

I’d like to talk to you about how to handle an emergency…

Magdalena Alvarez Magdalena Alvarez
How-to-Live-Off-Your-Garden-All-Year-Round
Food

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior…

Grace Quarer Grace Quarer
DIY pickles, even fruit pickles, are simple to make using lacto-fermentation. And for the curious among us, the science of pickling is fascinating.
Canning

Peter Piper Picked a Peck: DIY Pickles on the Homestead

Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
herbal-salve-making, herbal salve recipes, how to make herbal salves
Alternative healthcare

Savvy Salve Making on the Homestead

Healing herbal salves have been a popular remedy for centuries. During the…

Linda Zimnick Linda Zimnick
homesteader-vs-survivalist
Homesteading

Homesteaders vs Survivalists

Homesteaders vs. Survivalists: Conflicting Interests or Alternative Routes to the Same Destination?…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
herbal tinctures , how to make herbal tinctures, best type of alcohol for herbal tinctures, types of herbal tinctures, herbal menstruum, herbal solvent
DIY

How to Make Herbal Tinctures

Learn how to make herbal tinctures and liquid medicinals from herbs, berries,…

Linda Zimnick Linda Zimnick

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