resources
Resources
We've compiled some of our how to blog
posts along with a bunch of other resources which we hope will give you
some of the tools you need to start living the simple life! Check
back often --- it's a bit sparse now, but we'll be adding new resources
as we stumble across them.
Chickens:
Gardening:
Transportation
and Energy:
Eat, drink, and be merry:
Reviews:
Chickens:
- A checklist to get you started with chicken killing
- Backyard Poultry Magazine --- If you love chickens, you'll love this magazine. The print version is chock full of useful information and you can even read some of the articles online.
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal --- The same in depth articles as Backyard Poultry Magazine, but even more information about living on the land.
Gardening:- How to grow lettuce (and make a cold frame) for a three season harvest
- Walking widdershins: How to repel deer quickly on a budget
- How to grow shitakes in your backyard
- How to plan a fall vegetable garden
- How to build a free raised bed
- How to farm with dynamite
Transportation
and Energy:- Low impact wood chopping: a woman's how to
- How to install an exterior wood furnace for a trailer
- How to build a low-cost creek crossing
- Price comparisons of electric vehicles
Eat, drink, and be merry:
- Wringer Washer Tips
- How to make peanut butter (from raised bed to bread)
- How to make apple cider in a juicer
- How to treat your drinking water for under $200
- Low budget entertainment
Reviews:
Or explore more posts by date or by subject.
About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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