Stores Closing in 2024: How to Start Preparing for Self-Reliance
Stores Closing in 2024: A Sign of the Times This year, 2024, has brought with it an unsettling trend with stores closing left and right. Big-name retailers filing for bankruptcy and shutting their doors are becoming an all-too-common headline. It’s a stark reminder that hard times may be just around the corner, and it’s prompted […]
Starting a Homestead From Scratch: Everything You Need to Know
The Challenges and Joys of Starting a Homestead From Scratch When I say I started my homestead from scratch, I mean scratch. Three years ago, I bought a modest 3/4-acre plot of land just five minutes from the Tennessee River and National Wildlife Refuge. To some, 3/4 of an acre might sound tiny, but for […]
Changing Our Consumer Habits Now: From Wasteful to Wonderful
Awaken to Change: Rethinking Consumer Habits for a Greener Future Discover how our consumer habits are harming the planet. Learn simple ways to reduce waste, conserve natural resources, and shop more sustainably for a better future. In today’s world, consumerism has spiraled out of control. We’ve all been guilty of it—buying things we don’t need, […]
Create a Greener Home: Sustainable Living with Simple Swaps
Reducing Waste: Sustainable Living Alternatives to Toilet Paper and Paper Towels As the founder of Sincere Scribbles, I’m on a mission to start more sustainable living and help our planet in any way I can. One of the areas I’ve focused on recently is my shopping habits regarding toilet paper and paper towels. If you’re […]
The Ultimate Guide to Starting Your Self-Sustaining Food System
Foundations of a Self-Sustaining Food System: Land & Supply Essentials Hello, everyone! It’s Stacy here from Sincere Scribbles, back with another update on my journey toward a self-sustaining food system. In my last post, I shared how I began my homesteading adventure by purchasing land and setting up a free mobile home. Now, I’m diving […]
