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All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Preparedness
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
Real Food and Me
I was driving in to work this morning (at 5:30AM) and thinking about a blog post that I wanted to share. Kind of an update on why we continue to...
Road Trip: Segment 3- Camping at the Beach
My oldest daughter is graduating from college next month. She went to school in Oregon so we'll be driving back there for graduation. After the...
Road Trip: Segment 2- Visiting Family and The Graduation
Next month we'll be taking a road trip to Oregon for my oldest daughter's college graduation. Back in February I put out a plea for help with my...
White Beans: Menu Week of May 15
A simple menu plan for this week. For our Stretchy Bean, we're enjoying White Beans. The other night's are just quick and easy meals to fit in with...
Black Beans: Menu Week of May 8
I'm having such a busy week that taking the time to share my menu with you has been a challenge! I'm still working a part time temp job (6AM to 10AM...
Lentils: Menu Week of May 1
Last week I mentioned that I thought spring was just about here. About an hour or so after that posting, it started to snow. And continued to snow...
Menu Week of April 24
After a break from blogging and my 13 Week Rotating Menu plan, I'm back at both. Last week was an on purpose break unlike the previous week which...
Menu Week of April 10
This week I am not using my rotating 13 week menu plan. This was not an on purpose decision rather a lack of organization on my part. I forgot to...
Garbanzo Beans and Sprouted Wheat
Looking for a new garbanzo bean recipe, I found a very promising one titled simply Garbanzo Beans and Bulgur. My only problem with the recipe was my...