Infograph: Food Security: Land, Water, & Energy

Do you know what it takes to have food security?  Studies suggest a very strong connection between land, water, and energy.  We lay out the cold, hard facts here in an infograph so that we can create a better future for our children, and just maybe we can do a better job helping the rest of the world feed theirs, too. 

Unpronounceable: Azodicarbonamide on the Ingredients List

Who knew modern food would require a degree in chemistry?  I figure that if you cannot pronounce it, you should think twice about putting it into your system.  Today's blog covers another food chemical that can cause a reaction in those sensitve to food coloring--or who have breathing problems!

Chaya's Basic Pasta Recipe

 Homemade pasta is delicious, fresh, and moist.  It is a family event to make it--and to eat it!  This is my basic pasta recipe and it is extremely simple and quick.

Stinging Nettle--A little science & a recipe

 Do you know what to do if you get stung by Nettle? Did you know it's one of the healthiest greens you can get into your diet?  And have you ever bitten into Fettuccini Alla Carrettiera?  This rediculously simple use for a common "weed" will nourish you and your family for only pennies!

Preview: Backyard Homestead

Bookstores have coffee shops for a reason; people like to browse at a slow pace.  The cover of a book does not tell you everything, and you might be surprised when you look beyond it.  Today we open up one of our favorite books--so favorite that we deem it as a "Self-Sufficiency Primer".  Come turn a few pages with us. 

"Chickens & Childcare": A 1st Time Homesteading Adventure

This blog is from the archives--we posted this as guests on someone else's blog back in 2011.  WOW, have we come a long way with our homesteading skills!  Laugh at us--er, I mean with us, as we experienced butchering for the first time.

We knew-of-a-guy-who-knew-of-a-guy.  I think every great story ought to start that way.