Choosing the Right Chicken Coop for Your Urban Backyard Chickens

6 x 8 Colonial Gable Chicken Coop

“> Pre-fab coops are more expensive, but easier and quicker to get up and going with your chickens.  Just order and the coop will arrive ready to be moved into your yard.  You can also order “some-assembly required” kits. Build it yourself.  If you love woodworking or want to learn, building your own chicken . . . → Read More: Choosing the Right Chicken Coop for Your Urban Backyard Chickens

Homesteading and Pioneer Skills Pt 1and Pt 2

Homesteading and Pioneer skills Part 1, survival, homestead, survivalist, peak oil, back to the land, end

Part 2 starts back with part of part 1, so let it load and skip to about 3 minutes or so into the video if you don’t want to re-watch from part 1

Homesteading and pioneer skills . . . → Read More: Homesteading and Pioneer Skills Pt 1and Pt 2

How to Breed Rabbits for Meat, Profit and Fun

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

For beginners in homesteading, chickens and rabbits are the easiest and most economical animals to raise while you are learning how to become more self-reliant.  In World War II they were the main sources of protein for many urban areas when many foods were rationed.  They are easy to keep . . . → Read More: How to Breed Rabbits for Meat, Profit and Fun

Women in the Outdoors: 35 Outdoor Activities and Sports for Today’s Women

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

In many traditional cultures, women were just as likely to fish, hunt and forage for food as the men were.  These women provided sustenance for the family as well as connecting with nature and living close to the earth.

Today, women are forging ahead and making new trends in outdoor sports . . . → Read More: Women in the Outdoors: 35 Outdoor Activities and Sports for Today’s Women

Natural Cold and Flu Remedies

Natural Cold and Flu Remedies by Shanna Ohmes

School is just around the corner, and that means buying new clothes, school supplies and cold and flu remedies.  Cold and flu remedies?  Yes, adding herbs and other pantry items to your list now will help you feel more secure, knowing you can take care of your family.  Stock up and have these items ready . . . → Read More: Natural Cold and Flu Remedies

Homesteading and Self-Reliance: 7 Tips on How to Get Started Without Leaving your Current Life

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

You have a great job in the city, but long to live in the country.  Your life is a hectic rat race, but you can’t justify leaving your current lifestyle for a slower paced one.  You’re stressed out, pulling your hair out and thinking the grass has got to be greener . . . → Read More: Homesteading and Self-Reliance: 7 Tips on How to Get Started Without Leaving your Current Life

Urban Farming–Pioneers Transforming Cities

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

In the past, pioneers traveled across the country in search of that perfect homestead land to grow their own food, raise their children and be self-reliant.  These were the people that built our country with an independent and do-it-yourself attitude. They provided crops from their farms and beef from their ranches.  . . . → Read More: Urban Farming–Pioneers Transforming Cities

Urban Homesteading–Back on the Road to Self-Sufficiency

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Did you know that during the depression and WWII most people grew their own food called Victory Gardens in their yards?  It was the way many people could be self-sufficient and afford to feed their families in hard times.

Today, there is a growing movement back towards self reliance.  . . . → Read More: Urban Homesteading–Back on the Road to Self-Sufficiency

Sauerkraut and Pickle Crocks

Sauerkraut and Pickling Crocks and Supplies

Cultures for Health

Cultures for Health