DIY Water Well in a Day
Editor’s Note: This article was generously contributed by Linda Holliday. Water is at the top…
Author Linda Holliday
Hand Water Pumps Making a Comeback
As recently as 100 years ago, the most important site consideration for homesteaders and villages…
Adapting with Frugality
I can’t imagine housewives today saving used cooking grease in a can to take to…
Home Water Test Simpler Than Expected
Up until a toxic chemical oozed into the Elk River in Charleston, W. Va., last…
How Safe is Public or Bottled Water?
Before hopping a northbound Greyhound to visit my daughter recently, I went online to buy…
Scraping the Bottom of the Oil Barrel
In late 2009 my boss plunked a book with a hazard-yellow cover on my desk…
Let’s Bring Back Victory Gardens
As the U.S. government begins scaling back its Food Stamp Program, I wonder how 48…
Cuban Economic Collapse Survivors Talk With Marjory Wildcraft
Increasingly aware of potential U.S. economic collapse, author Marjory Wildcraft wanted to learn from those…
1881 Cyclopedia Explains Composting Methods and Benefits
When garden composting caught on in the early 1980s, I thought back to my mother…
Why We Don’t Eat Processed Foods
My mother practically raised my sister and me in the woods, teaching us to hunt…
Has Electricity Zapped Our Self-Sufficiency?
With so many folks preparing to survive economic depression as our parents and grandparents did…
Radiated Rainwater in our Future
Remember how horrifying the thought of acid rain was in the 1980s? On its way…
People-Powered Machines in Vietnam and the Ozarks
For years, I have stated vigorously that my feet will never leave Ozarks soil again,…
Beyond Off-Grid Filmmaker Seeks Support
A Missouri filmmaker has assembled an eclectic mix of gardeners, natural builders, homesteaders, preppers and…
Author Marjory Wildcraft Goes from Hong Kong Highrise to Texas Prepper
Last summer, when a friend presented me with a set of author Marjory Wildcraft’s gardening…
Put Old T-shirts to Work
Is it just me, or are there entirely too many old T-shirts in the world?…
Stepping Up to a 100-year-old Treadle Sewing Machine
When I was young, I’d watch in fascination as my mother used her treadle sewing…
Build an Outhouse (Privy) with free plans from 1909
Editors Note: We have discussed the importance of sanitation here on the Prepper Journal before…
Grow Food All Year Long: Recycled Patio Door Greenhouse Project
In the 1960s, my father spit out the word “plastic” as if it were poison.…
100-Year-Old Way to Filter Rainwater in a Barrel
In times of drought or should the municipal services that you rely on cease working,…