Empowering Self-Reliance, Prosperity & Charity
This is Brigette coming to you with some thoughts about doing your business in a grid down situation. This article is intended to help you start thinking now about how to address your families sanitation needs when there is no power or running water. Every family will need to make preparations for their needs based upon their own unique situation. A family in a high-rise apartment building is going to prepare differently from a family in a secluded area but the health issues Continue Reading …
Hello readers, this is Brigette welcoming you to another installment of Backwoods Living. Backwoods living doesn’t just describe a location but a way of life. It signifies self-sufficiency, learning to use what you already have, and understanding the value of nature in your day-to-day life. Although many are now recognizing and using plants instead of over the counter drugs there is another aspect to nature’s medicine chest that is often overlooked, essential oils. Like most, I never paid Continue Reading …
Hello everyone, this is Brigette back with some more chicken talk. In article one we discussed the different types and breeds of chickens to help you determine which breed would be right for your goals. In article two we discussed chicken coops (houses) and what was structurally needed to make your ladies comfortable and productive. In this final installment we are going to look at the chicken run or chicken yard. Chicken Yard Your ladies will need to spend time outside for the healthiest and Continue Reading …
Hey Everyone, Brigette here saying how much I have loved reading all of your comments and emails regarding chickens! I never knew there were so many kindred spirits out there; so hello fellow chicken lovers. Time to learn more about your own backyard flock. I have found chickens to be very hardy, they rarely get sick and do not require much care. But they will need a few things, like a home. If you have an existing out building consider reallocating it for your ladies new home. My first chicken Continue Reading …
Part I Hello everyone, Brigette here from the backwoods to discuss another step toward self-sufficiency, namely the backyard flock. Although I love Thrive eggs and use them many times in my kitchen I also love the taste of fresh eggs. Once you have breakfasted on the rich taste of a freshly laid egg you will balk at ever eating the weak tasting ones from the grocers. Having your own flock of chickens is easy and fun. You don’t need a lot of land to raise chickens; I know many families Continue Reading …
Hello again. This is Brigette, your backwoods living advisor, with another one of nature’s wonderful medicinal plants. Today I want to tell you about a plant that grows just about anywhere, can be eaten as a salad, ground up and mixed with flour, is full of vitamins, can be used for a wide range of health issues from bug bites to sunburns to diarrhea. This little marvel has been called one of nature’s most powerful medicinal herbs and yet is usually pulled up and thrown into the weed piled. Continue Reading …
I know my frugal minded readers are going to be shocked at this but the truth is I never went to a garage sale as a child. In fact, growing up I did not even know what a garage sale was. I remember seeing a sign for one when I was about 10 and thought how silly that was, after all unless you lived right next to the person why would you want to buy their garage? But rest assured I, Brigette, have learned the value of yard/garage sales and also estate sales, thrift stores and flea markets for Continue Reading …
Hello Everyone, Brigette here with a few thoughts on dealing with a cold or flu in the backwoods, or the city or wherever you happen to be. (Viruses are not picky) Here in America we are blessed with some of the best healthcare in the world. Most of us are an easy drive from hospitals, emergency rooms, clinics, and doctors. We have helicopters and ambulances to help us reach the trained professionals we need. Pharmacies are in abundant supplies to fill prescriptions or help you chose from a Continue Reading …
Hello Everyone. This is Brigette reporting to you from the backwoods. Today I want to talk to you about disappearing in a crowd or how not to make yourself a target. As I write this we are in the middle of deer season, which in my area means camo clothing. During hunting season it is perfectly acceptable to wear camouflage clothing any and everywhere, from the grocery store to the restaurant. It is always in style whether you 2 months old or 92 years old. When we sort our laundry we have four Continue Reading …
Hello Everyone, Brigette here with some more tips for backwoods living. Having your own supply of food and water is a huge step toward self-sufficiency. I know a lot of you feel empowered with having your own supply of freeze-dried food and vegetable gardens but what about tucking in a few medicinal plants into your garden? Our ancestors consumed a much large variety of plants then we do today. They possessed certain knowledge about plants that most of us cannot even conceive of. Our Continue Reading …
