Our Pioneers didn’t have running water or electricity when traveling the Oregon Trail. They got through using these pioneer items.

Looking for the best pioneer recipes? These recipes were used by pioneers and now they can be used by your family.

What makes homesteaders and pioneers so special? Maybe the secret is in your own family history?

Food, glorious food, we’re anxious to try it… Okay, okay, I won’t sing anymore, but this is going to be fun and drool-inducing! I’ve been cooking since I was about 10 years old. As a cub scout, I had to cook three meals for my cooking badge (yes, that is a thing). These three meals ... Read more

Living in a tiny, rustic home on an undeveloped farmstead has opened my eyes. I'm beginning to understand the pioneer woman!

The 17 most essential pioneer skills you need to learn and teach. Pioneer skills, vintage skills, forgotten skills… there are many names given to these essential skills. The fact is that living…

A list of 46 pioneer skills for the modern, 21st century homesteader. Can you think of others?

Pioneer settler's home in the Australian bush What a bushranger ate, when they were in the bush, would depend upon many factors: what part of the country they were in their own bush survival skills if they were actively on the run from the authorities if they knew free settlers who would support them Many bushrangers hunted wild rabbits and native animals such as duck, pigeons and kangaroos and if they were near an ocean or river they would try and catch fish or eels. When bushrangers were…

Ever wanted to live like the Little House books? Here are 8 tips to live like the pioneers and Pa Ingalls from The Little House books. The basic skills are something everyone should know, but fewer people do. Read now to make sure you know these!

Ever wanted to live like the Little House on the Prairie books today? Curious about what we can learn from the books as adults and how we can apply it?