The How and Why of Self Reliance

Herbs, generally speaking, are any plant lacking a permanent woody stem commonly used in food or traditional medicine.  Many you can grow yourself quite easily, and most will increase your self reliance if only by drastically reducing your food budget.  Growing and drying herbs is a pretty simple proposition and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at [...]

Food self reliance is not relegated to acreage.  Most vegetables take little space to grow, and if you’ve not got your garden in yet you must look into it!  Food prices are expected to rise this year; now is the time to take steps to head off the impact on the quality of your diet [...]

A logical focus among folks interested in self reliance, and perhaps the most common starting point is food self reliance—producing and putting by their own food. As grocery store prices have risen more and more people have sought more economical means to put food on the table, with a perhaps unstated goal of becoming less [...]