Jaimie and her family live off grid and chronicle their adventures on An American Homestead.com and focus on being self-sufficient. Their only connection to the grid is through a phone line. They are able to get high speed internet throug[...]

Jared and his wife from JandJAcres.net [take note of the .net] wanted some ducks that wouldn’t be too loud, would free range well, and raise baby ducklings on their own. They decided to get Muscovy ducks and have been very happy with them. Jared is

Dave from PreppingPlans.com believes in being prepared. It could be for  something like loss of a job, a drought, or an even larger natural disaster. He also believes that prepping does not have to be expensive and anyone can start prepping for very lit

Rachel Cruze has a passion to help young people start their lives on a good financial basis. She says, “The earlier you can learn how to handle money the better off you are going to be.” Having never been in debt, Rachel understands what a gift it i

Brenda from Schooling A Monkey [and one of our very own writers] grew up in the country, and moved to the city when her husband got a job there. What struck me the most after talking with her was her adaptability, interest in trying new things, and her

Stacy from ADelightfulHome.com has been making her own natural beauty products for 13 years. She started when she had kids and wanted to know what she was putting on their skin. Now she can make 100 body care products in one hour! She has written lots of

Carol from Everything Home With Carol has six children ranging in age from 11 – 27 and 1 grandchild. Even though she and her husband grew up in town they decided to change their lives and the lives of their children about 14 years ago by moving to the

Stephanie, one of our writers here at MomPrepares, started her married life in a large house with three bathrooms. She felt like her possessions and what she had to maintain was controlling her instead of her managing it. After a brutal loss – and fiv

Alicia from Walking Softly Upon The Earth was motivated to grow her own food when her infant son struggled with food allergies. When she learned that she could grow dwarf fruit trees in her yard she jumped on the chance to have an orchard. She started w

cc photo from Flickr by Athos This podcast is different than the others. It is shorter and there is no special guest for an interview. Please stay subscribed – this is not going to be the norm; I am lining up more guests for future podcasts. Things just