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You’re in a remote campsite and one of your kids cuts their hand on a pocket knife, the wound doesn’t look too deep but the bleeding just won’t stop. What do you do? Allergy season has hit, dry air and dry nostrils have caused your nosebleeds to flare up and, at times, they are difficult […]
In this video, Mike demonstrates one of the ways of recharging the battery bank. In this case he is using solar panels. If you haven’t seen part 1 and part 2 of this series, check it out! This transcript is paraphrased and shortened for brevity. Buy the battery bank here! The Prepared Homestead: one of […]
In this video we highlight some of the capabilities that the battery bank brings to the family, specifically, how to use the battery bank in conjunction with generators. If you missed part 1, watch it here. This transcript is shortened and paraphrased for brevity: The Prepared Homestead: let’s talk about integrating generators with the battery […]
A battery bank is a great back up for when the power goes out The Prepared Homestead has partnered with Mike Leister with Tactical Woodgas in bringing this force multiplier to you. In this video we go over some of the basics of the battery bank. The transcript is shortened and paraphrased. The Prepared […]
Do you want to get those birds processed before Labor Day weekend? We have a few processing dates coming up. If you need service, we can help! We will be processing: on Friday, September 2nd and Saturday, September 3rd. Butchering/Processing We conduct small animal processing for customers, this includes ducks, chickens, turkeys, rabbits and even […]
Herbs are useful for more than just flavoring food, they can add nutrients to your diet including vitamins and minerals, help alleviate symptoms of a cold/flu, improve your immune system, and even reduce inflammation, stop bleeding, and heal minor burns/bee stings. Wildcrafting is a good way of gathering herbs that you may need. But a […]
Reposted from a December 2014 blog post: Making bread is a valuable skill. If nothing else it makes me feel accomplished. Seriously, I take wheat, water, yeast, honey, salt and turn it into something edible and delicious – I think I should wear a Wonder Woman outfit in the kitchen on those days (that, however, could […]
Cowboy’s Toilet Paper, Our Lady’s Candle, Bunny’s Ear, Beggar’s Blanket, & Quaker’s Rouge are just a few nicknames for Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus). You will find this biennial plant growing in areas that have been disturbed. It grows well in any type of soil since it is a pioneer plant enhancing the soil as it […]
The locavore movement is pretty popular and generally boils down to eating food that is produced within 100 miles from where one lives. That’s great! There are many benefits to eating locally: the food is almost assuredly to be more nutritionally dense, contain less preservatives and will certainly be fresher. All wonderful reasons to become […]
In today’s podcast we discuss building resiliency with our new battery bank. You can buy it here. We are joined by the innovator and owner of Tactical Woodgas: Mike Leister and go over, setup, employment, capabilities and limitations of TPH Battery Bank. Bottom line: The battery bank brings options and capabilities to the table that […]
