The How and Why of Self Reliance

Goat keeping is rewarding. Keeping goats is fun. Very basic information for new and prospective small scale goat stewards. Goats are one of the most common animals kept in an effort to increase one’s self reliance.  There are many books about goats to be had, but most of them miss the mark on the whole.  [...]

Very basic information for new and prospective chicken stewards, including assessing goals and options, housing, breed choice and feeding.

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 [...]