Blog – Live The Old Way

Make Your Own Vinegar “Mother”

As our website name eludes to, we work hard toward putting ourselves in a position where we are completely self sufficient. For regular readers of this site, I know you all have heard me say that a billion times already. I'm sorry about that! :) Anyway, of our self sufficiency efforts, fruit trees … [Read more...]

9 Forgotten Hacks That Grandma Used

One of the things I've learned from starting this site is that there are way more people out there than I expected that still appreciate and practice the old way of living. It's been wonderful finding like minds and seeing the comradery among readers with similar interests. Collectively, we've … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Wood Ash Lye Soap

Almost two years have gone by since I originally set out to document our process of making soap from wood ash lye. I'm not always sure where the time goes and I often don't have anything tangible to show for it. We burn wood as our only heating source in the living area of our house, so turning … [Read more...]

Pine Resin Drawing Salve

In the winter months there is nothing quite like the smell of conifers. As the light of spring and summer shifts to the darker, dormant months, so does our need to focus on these fragrant and readily available resources. The evergreen nature of conifers gives us a bounty of medicine in their … [Read more...]

We are a small, traditional values family living on 85 acres in an underground passive solar house in the beautiful rolling hills of North Carolina. Our lifestyle is one of living off the land and utilizing "lost skills" that were once commonplace. We grow a good portion of our own food, forage for wild edibles, hunt, raise livestock and preserve the things we harvest. We cook on an old fashioned kitchen woodstove and have foregone the trend of solar power and generators because of the dependence on batteries and fuel that must be obtained commercially. Instead we have chosen to position ourselves to live without electricity if necessary. By simplifying, we have carved out a lifestyle that enables us to be self-sufficient, live off the land, and enjoy the solitude that comes with being somewhat "out-of sync" with the rest of the world.

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