Salty and I make no bones that we think planning to bug out ‘into the woods‘ in the hunter/forager model is not realistic for most. Still, the ability to get a few fish to supplement boring and carb-rich stores, or tide… Continue Reading
Right now, most people’s meat comes to them after being raised with some care, handled in facilities regularly hosed down with antiseptics, inspected by people who care about their company’s reputation and occasionally government inspectors, and shipped in cold storage… Continue Reading
Osteoporosis is very common later in life, especially in women. We’ve all heard stories of how the old lady fell and broke her hip. Well, usually that’s not what actually happened. In reality, she often took a step, broke… Continue Reading
We require food and water to survive. This article accompanies our podcast about how we addressed both of these two critical issues at once by constructing our fish pond at The Place. If you build it, then stock it, you… Continue Reading
Our first plan was to get some neat fish cover in the newly built pond before it built. And if there had been even a single day between ‘dam built’ and ‘pond full’ that might have happened. But nope, the… Continue Reading
We pushed to get the pond at The Place built as early as possible in the year (we purchased the property in late spring) so that we could get as much grass cover growing before winter for erosion control purposes.… Continue Reading
We need food and water to survive. This post talks about how we addressed both issues at The Place with the construction of a pond. This is part one of a two part series, plus a podcast. Be sure to check… Continue Reading