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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
Menu Week of May 30
This holiday weekend has been a busy one for us. We have been doing things around the house, taking advantage of the good weather. It has been quite...
Tracking Food Spending for June
I've done the bulk of my grocery shopping for the month and wanted to share it with you. Our food budget for the month is $505 and our month runs...
Chicken Fry
I love a good Chicken Fried Steak. I love the crispy coating covering the meat. And I really love to make it even better by serving the steaks with...
Tuesday Twister May 25
Tuesday and time to see a few highlights of what's been Twisting in my kitchen this past week. Wardeh at Gnowfglins hosts the Tuesday Twisterwhere...
Menu Week of May 23
Christopher and I left for town this morning shortly before 9. It appeared to be a beautiful sunshine day. Fairly warm so we just wore light...
Taking Inventory
This is the post you have been waiting for! It will be the most exciting post ever. I am going to tell you about all of the food stuff that I have...
Tracking Food Spending
For awhile I was posting about my weekly grocery shopping and keeping the running total for the month. I liked the tracking in some ways because it...
Design a Meat Salad
I like having formula's for basic meals ideas. It helps me to use up things that I have on hand without making a special trip to the store...
Tuesday Twister May 18
Last week a few of our meals were based on a pot of pinto beans. If you have ever taken a look at my menu plans we do have legumes on a regular...