Field Notes
Getting your hands dirty is the way to build true resilience. Each Saturday, we share The Field Notes, bringing you practical skills, homestead wisdom, and historical reflections so you can guide your family with confidence. See past issues below or subscribe to get our next dispatch in your inbox.
Don’t freak out
It’s important to prepare ahead of time. To make checklists. To have a plan. Because then at least if someone is freaking out, the plan can still guide them to safety.
Testing your preparedness
We often spend our days building up our preps, but we don’t take the time to test them in a real-world situation. We might have the gear, but if we are lacking the skills we will fail anyway.
Living in a state of constant overwhelm
It’s not uncommon to overload your schedule and get overwhelmed.
Frugal and healthy?
The average American family spends close to $300 a month on eating out. $300 just sounds insane. For some families that’s close to 10% of their income. Sure, there are times to hang out with friends or family. But trips around town to various appointments shouldn’t require you to eat…
A collective gasp
We were shopping in Walmart the other day, just about ready to check out when the power went out.
Key essentials to become prepared for disasters
Disasters can come in any form. It also seems like more and more natural disasters are happening around us. And in places we would not have expected before.
Lifelong vacation or lifelong chores
Running a homestead is a big commitment. There will always be something you need to do. Farm chores, animals, even kids. A lifetime of chores.
Why do this?
Why do we even get into this lifestyle? It’s certainly not easy. A life of homesteading is very consuming.
Our Story
Life is unpredictable, but your family doesn’t have to be unprepared for it. We’ve traded the modern hustle for a life of purpose and resilience on our North Idaho homestead.
Our goal is simple: to help you master the skills that build a resilient home, so you can lead your family with confidence.