Cast Iron Collection Contest, Inspired by Backwoods Home Magazine Article: Cast Iron Loaf Pans from Breakfast to Dessert

The following article from Backwoods Home Magazine has inspired a contest over this next week. We are looking for pictures of your cast iron cookware. Please post your pictures to the Self-Reliance Expo Facebook Fanpage. The winner will receive a FREE year subscription to Backwoods Home Magazine. The article is available online and in the print [...]

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Pantry Paratus Wondermill Electric Grain Mill Give-Away

With the Dallas Texas’ Self-Reliance Expo almost 1 week away, it’s time you know that our good friends from Pantry Paratus™ will be hosting a FREE Give-Away of a Wondermill Electric Grain Mill. The drawing will take place on Saturday, February 11 at their booth #100-101.

Wilson & Chaya will both be conducting educational [...]

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Homestead Gadgets & Technology: The Fencerunner

January/February 2012

This article was featured recently by our friends at BackWoodsHome.com. This is just one of the reasons I enjoy their magazine. It provides insight into Self-Reliant living, educational articles, along with humor & classifieds too!

Author: Dietmar Berg

Here’s a gadget I developed to run barb or barbless wire. You mount [...]

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Featured Product: The Doom and Bloom™ Survival Medicine Handbook

I, for one, am super-excited to pick up Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy’s new book:

Check out the trailer for the new book:

We look forward to reviewing this book & posting that review here…Stay Tuned!

 

-David SafeWater

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Dallas, Texas Self-Reliance Expo: WIN FREE Tickets!!!

With the Dallas’ Self-Reliance Expo right around the corner February 10-11, we want to give individuals and families the opportunities to win FREE tickets to the Self-Reliance Expo! (It’s actually gonna happen in Mesquite, just east of Dallas). What we are looking for:

Entertaining videos which highlight/demonstrate your most innovative Self-Reliance Creations, Contraptions, [...]

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End of the World Fortress

I just finished a conversation with a friend that I found disturbing and thought I would share. Due to the economy he has decided to purchase land and build a bunker. He stated he wanted to be like me. Just for the record, we are not “bunker” people! We are prepared homesteaders, there is a [...]

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Winter Wood Supply Completed

We brought some wood from our Missouri Homestead with us, but that wasnt enough. Most of it being oak was sure nice as that is not near as common here in Colorado. [...]

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Our New Homestead

Here are just a few pics of our new homestead in Colorado. We miss Missouri very much, but are happy to be back in CO. [...]

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Backup Power Supply

Here on the homestead we have had several power outages. More than I am used to, and more than I think should happen. So I went on a search for a backup system for our home. That is when I came across this article on how to build your own uninterruptible power supply and thought it might be helpful to others out there looking for the same thing. [...]

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Fawn Spotted

Heather Marie spotted this beautiful little fawn right outside our covered porch on the side of the house. It couldnt have been more than 30 yards from the house. She grabbed the camera and smapped a few. [...]

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Winter Wood Supply

Upon moving into our new Homestead, we noticed a couple of trees down. I absolutly did not want them to go to waste, so one of our first chores was cutting them up and having our own winter wood supply. [...]

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Introduction to our Homestead

Introducing our Missouri Homestead and Homestead Basics home base! [...]

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