by Tammy Trayer | Jun 11, 2013 | Homestead Animals: Raising & Harvesting, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
It is that time of year again…. The unwelcome skunks start making their rounds in both urban and rural areas looking for that unsuspecting family pet that is just oh to curious… Well – I have just the recipe for you to print and keep handy. We have...
by Tammy Trayer | May 17, 2013 | Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
I am so NOT a shopper. I love the peace of my home and really do not have the desire to go out much, but when I have to run errands one thing I thoroughly enjoy is hitting the thrift stores, Goodwill, a yard sale or an antique store. Now that is my kind of shopping!!...
by Tammy Trayer | Apr 16, 2013 | Breads & Breakfast, Recipes, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
Out here in the wilderness I have a hard working crew of three men and myself. When you return inside from a hard days work we are typically quite hungry. My men are “BIG” eaters. Did I say BIG? So keeping up with the demand can be tricky. It requires...
by Tammy Trayer | Mar 27, 2013 | Off-Grid Living, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
What a combination, right? Are you here just out to see where I am headed with this one?? Well in our northern Idaho wilderness home all three are essential! We truly make EVERYTHING from scratch. I make all our condiments, desserts, snacks, power bars, cereals,...
by glentrayer | Mar 25, 2013 | Butchering, Curing, Jerking & Smoking Meats, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
Our family tries to do everything we possibly can for ourselves. We purchased 30 laying hens and ended up with 5 roosters out of the bunch. We didn't want all those roosters in the coop so we fattened them up and decided they would do nicely in our freezer. When it...
by Tammy Trayer | Feb 5, 2013 | Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
Saturday was a gorgeous day and I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to step away from my desk to enjoy it. The Mountain Boy and I were supposed to be making a trek to the library which is a 10 mile round trip, but he was under the weather last week and...
