by Tammy Trayer | Dec 6, 2014 | Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
I hope you all got a chance to check out the Homemade Christmas with Melissa K. Norris that I am participating in this year. I did a post this month on How To Make Melt and Pour Soaps which was part of her series and I was so excited to be able to share. I absolutely...
by Tammy Trayer | Nov 5, 2014 | Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
I am absolutely blessed to be able to share in A Homemade Christmas with Melissa Norris. She is a dear friend and we both have passionate hearts to share our knowledge, faith and educate on all that we do. I am sharing my knowledge and story on her site today and I...
by Tammy Trayer | Aug 12, 2014 | Contributed Posts, Faith Happenings, Homeschooling, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
I've been spending time in my kitchen canning. While canning I have a lot of time to think and reflect and I have been doing both. For one, I am missing the Mountain Boy who is on his summer vacation in Pennsylvania visiting his grandparents and he happens to be my...
by Tammy Trayer | Jul 29, 2014 | 30 Days of Preparedness, Butchering, Curing, Jerking & Smoking Meats, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Gatherings, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
Here in the wilderness, food preservation is on the top of the list. As most of you know, we live off-grid with 100% solar in the northern Idaho wilderness. We utilize age old techniques and traditions in all we do and preserving our food for our pantry and canning...
by Tammy Trayer | May 23, 2014 | 30 Days of Preparedness, Blacksmithing, Butchering, Curing, Jerking & Smoking Meats, Fire Starting, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Gatherings, Homestead Animals: Raising & Harvesting, Living Off The Land: Hunting, Fishing & Trapping, Off-Grid Living, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Solar Cooking, Survival Skills, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Wilderness Survival, Writings
What's Your Threat? What's the biggest threat to you and your family? Check out some amazing blogs and how they attack their biggest threats to being more prepared and more self-reliant! I was very excited to opt-in with a bunch of my wonderful peers to write about...
by Tammy Trayer | Jan 13, 2014 | Blacksmithing, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Traditional, Primitive & Bushcraft Skills, Writings
Well the Mountain Man has been busy in his smithy! Wait till you see all the REALLY cool stuff he's made. Some of his new creations will be added to our website store and others will be shared here with his how-to videos. Today's video below will show you how to...
