Olivia Brooks - Self Sufficient Projects

What We Learned After Our First Year of Total Self-Sufficiency

The first winter morning I couldn’t leave our homestead, I knew something was terribly...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Feb 17, 2026 | How-To's

If yard work and gardening are your thing, your hands usually take a beating. Mine sure did. Split...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Feb 16, 2026 | Recipes

The reason you might be struggling with sourdough starter is that you are actually trying too hard...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Feb 13, 2026 | Editor's Pick

You, like many other people, might have considered raising chickens at some point. And if you did,...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Feb 12, 2026 | Gardening

You just cooked and drained a pot of cloudy water into your sink. Maybe you do this three times a...