How Does a Prepper Use a Dehydrator for Food Storage? A Book Review and an Herbal Tea Recipe for You

PreparednessHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistApril 14, 2018food dehydration, how to dehydrate food Comments

15 Homestead Skills to Learn, No Matter Where You Live! (Plus, 5 Mental Attitudes You Need to Homestead)

Gardening, Preparedness, Natural Body & HomeHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistApril 14, 2018how to homestead, becoming self reliant, becoming self sufficient, homestead beginning, homestead journey, how to homestead in a city, how to homestead in the suburbs, how to get motivated to homestead Comments

Survival Skills: How to Stop Bleeding from a Severe Wound

Preparedness, Health RebelHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistMarch 15, 2018survival skill, stop bleeding, what to do with a bad wound, bleeding, shock, puncture Comments

Is it Possible to be a Minimalist Prepper? (Plus 8 Steps for How You Can be a Prepper and Still be a Minimalist)

Preparedness, Health RebelHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistMarch 4, 2018minimalism, prepping, survivalism, survivalist Comments

Do You Use a Propane Tank for Energy? Why You NEED a Back Up Plan!

Health Rebel, PreparednessHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistFebruary 7, 2018how to choose a propane company, propane, price gouge Comments

What 10 Appliances Use the Most Electricity? Find Out the Answers from an Off-Grid Homesteader. You May be Surprised!

Preparedness, Health RebelHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistFebruary 5, 2018electric power, save money on electric bill, save money, what appliances use the most power Comments

Can a Turkey Hatch a Duck?

PreparednessHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistJanuary 23, 2018turkey, hen, hatching, ducklings Comments

Hot Process Soap Recipe: Country Tomato, Basil, and Black Pepper Soap with Red Moroccan Clay (And Yep! It's SOAP, Not SOUP!)

Natural Body & Home, Preparedness, Soap MakingHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistJanuary 16, 2018handmade soap making, how to make soap, how to make hot process soap, hot process soapComment

Hot Process Soap: How to Layer Two Colors Together, Just Like Cold Process! Beautiful!

Natural Body & Home, Preparedness, Soap MakingHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistDecember 18, 2017hot process soap, layer hot process soap, two color hot process soap, how to make soap, how to make hot process soapComment

Do You Desire a Simple Homestead Life? (How We Started...Where We Are...and Where We're Headed)

Are you homestead dreaming? Do you want to simplify your life? Do you want to live more traditionally and be more self-sufficient? Here's how we began our own homestead journey a few years ago...And here is how you can start your own homesteading life, no matter where you live! Find out the step-by-steps and directions to get started on your homestead lifestyle.

How to Make a Homemade Dutch Oven Lid Lifter (For Lifting Dutch Ovens & Their Lids: A Perfect Man Gift)

Learn how to make a Dutch oven tool by hand in the wilderness! All you need is a great hardwood branch and a hatchet. Find out a great survival skill and learn how to make your own lid lifter for your Dutch oven!

PreparednessHeidi Villegas, MA, CA, HerbalistNovember 27, 2017dutch oven, outdoor coooking, outdoor craftsComment

Making the Switch from City Living to Living Off the Grid

What is it REALLY like to live off grid? And what, actually does living "off-grid" mean? Find out about the challenges and joys of moving from city living to being off the grid----

HELP! My Chickens are Going Bald! (What to Do to Help Your Hens Get Through Their Molt & Why on Earth Does a Chicken Molt?)

Seeing a sweet chicken during its molt can be traumatic and worrisome! They're so....bald! And it looks like it hurts! Here's what you need to know about what happens during a chicken's molt, why the molt occurs in the first place, and finally---what you can do to help your chicken during the molting phase.

Ways to Save Money NOW! 50 Things to Do if Your Money is Tight

We all go through through seasons in our life. If you are in a tight financial situation, I've got 50 money saving ideas you can do right now to help your finances improve. Save money while living well.

Homesteading: My 10 Truths About the Homesteading Life

Homesteading is hard to define. It means different things to different folks. Here is my definition of homesteading. What is homesteading? How do you do it? Where can you homestead? Find out my truths about the homesteading life!

Confessions from My First Hunt: A Female View of Hunting and Taking the Shot

The first time you kill something for food is a huge deal. Here are my innermost thoughts about my first hunt. Surprising confessions about my first hunt. Hunting pronghorn for the first time. First time hunt.

Preserving Peppers: My Three Favorite Methods (And Canning is NOT One of Them)

Have Peppers and wondering what to do with them all? Here are my three favorite ways to preserve peppers, and canning is not one of them! Find out how I preserved my peppers!

How to Keep Your Homestead Animals Healthy (Chickens, Rabbits, Goats)

Homestead animals require some different kinds of knowledge, awareness, and supplies to be sure they stay healthy, and most veterinarians don't work on these animals, as I found out. Here's advice from some experts on how to keep your goats, chickens, and rabbits healthy and things you should have on hand.