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All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
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Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.
About Millie
As a blogger for over a decade, focusing on preparedness, homesteading, off-grid living, and traditional foods, Millie has penned seven nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
Millie uses her homesteading, preparedness, and off-grid living experience as a guide to writing her bestselling Christian Post-Apocalyptic series, Havoc in Wyoming and Montana Mayhem.
Recent Blog Posts
Kick Off: Thrifty Food Plan Week
How much do you spend per week on groceries? Do you fall within the USDA guidelines? For my family of 5 the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans say we...
Why I Don’t Follow the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans
Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of...
7 More Ways to Increase Food Storage- Real Food Style
When I went into town the other day, gas was 14 cents a gallon more than it had been the previous week. 14 cents! That is a huge jump in a short...
Red Beans: Rajma Style
In my quest to find or create tasty bean dishes we have been experimenting with making Rajma. Rajma is red beans, Indian style. We...
How to fit 18 Chickens on one Shelf of a Side-by-Side Freezer
Recently, I wrote an article on food storage. I mentioned in that article that we use our freezer as part of our food storage plan. We have a large...
Just Like the Fair! Corn Dog Muffins
I have a confession. I really like corn dogs. When I was going to school in downtown Portland I used to ride the MAX (light rail transit) and it let...
Sort of Goulash, but not Really…
Do you need a dish that you can put together in almost no time with zero advanced preparation? Here is a dish meets that criteria. This is...
5 Warning Signs You Might be Living in Denial
Do you drag yourself out of bed each morning wondering why you feel so tired, sick, worn out, exhausted, etc? Do you find yourself with a...
Sprouted Pea Egg Foo Yung
The other day I posted about a wonderful and inexpensive legume that we've added to our food storage and menu. Whole peas come in at only 41 cents...