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Winter Hump Day February 4
I did the math. According to my calculations, winter is now half gone! Winter Hump Day was officially February 4. We are now halfway through winter and halfway to spring. Don’t misunderstand, I do love the winter here in Canada! But this year’s winter has…
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Tools – Work with What You Have Now
“I’d get so much more done if I had an iPad.” “If only I had the new tablet. I know I’d be so much more productive.” Have you caught yourself saying things like this? Those of us who live in affluent North America have been…
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Time – Work with What You Have Now
I’m sure that we all have wished we had more time at some point along the way. “I’d get so much more done if I didn’t have to work full time.” “I’ll have so much more time after the kids are grown.” “I’ll have so…
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Urban Homesteading
Urban homesteading is built around the idea of becoming more self-sufficient in whatever way you can. Here are some of the ideas that can be included in the concept of urban homesteading: Raising Animals for Meat Raising animals allows you to produce your own food,…
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The Romance of Homesteading
It is a compelling and romantic dream to be able to live off the land and be completely self-sufficient. It is a dream that involves living lightly on the planet and finding satisfaction in freedom and independence. Though we no longer have the skills or…
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Pursuing the Dream
Home Free Media had its inspiration in the heady seventies when environmental concerns, as they are now, were very much in the forefront of everyone’s minds. While there was no talk then of global warming, we North Americans were increasingly alarmed about the harmful effects…