Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

“Pioneer Night”: Making Conservation and Emergency Preparedness Fun

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Mark Zeiger

The content you’re looking for is no longer here. We’re finally beginning to shut this blog down, to remove old content. The essay formerly found here has been incorporated in two of our publications. This article has been edited into … Continue reading →

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The Franklin Planner: An Unlikely Homesteading Tool

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Mark Zeiger

Our decision to move to an off-the-grid homestead required answering many questions. Among them: what to take (as little as possible) and what to leave behind (as much as we could). Most questions we answered as a family, but some … Continue reading →

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