Informational Websites
These websites provide many useful products and a wealth of information about self reliant living.
This organization offers online information and a booklet for seed saving, which I really like. They are clear and concise practical guides.
A guide to self reliant living.
This company has a huge amount of info on its site about the foods they sell and how to store and prepare them.
Useful Products
I've done business with most of these companies and they offer useful products for the homestead.
Often these folks have the best prices on parts for making garden attachments, like box blade tines. They also have a good selection of ATV style implements.
Makers of garden tractor implements, sold through stores and directly. Manuals you can view on line and parts for them also available.
Makers of garden tractor attachments sold directly as well as in many stores.
Solar Charged Garden and Lawn Equipment
Some of the lowest prices on shop tools and equipment.
Find a great selection of practical Garden tools and products here, as well as Woodworking and hardware.
These folks sell a huge variety of products for self sufficiency. I have been a loyal and frequent customer for more than 30 years.
Small, very useful items for your emergency carry kit, carefully chosen and tested.
Quality Kerosene Items Since 1999
The Farm catalog from this company includes all kinds of livestock and home food processing equipment. All products they carry are of good quality and durability.
Excellent prices on a big selection of small engines, parts, and even tires and wheels.
A wide range of industrial mechanical, and electrical tools and equipment. An excellent source for drive pulleys too.
They have retail stores in many parts of the country and a large website, with lots of tips on how to use some of their products.
Check their links for lots of radio information. My favorite shortwave radio supplier.
Yahoo! Groups
I have learned a huge amount of information from joining a variety of Yahoo groups for the various garden tractor brands I have. Members can send each other messages to ask and answer questions, share files of information, such as manuals and brochures, and post and see photos. I am a moderator on the twin Simplicity walking tractor groups. We cover all the two wheel tractors and attachments sold by Montgomery Wards, including the ones made and also sold by Simplicity, Midland and Waterbury.
This club was started to provide a place for people to freely discuss gardening with their garden tractors. Everyone is welcome, but an emphasis on garden tractors is preferred.
This club is for people to have a place to talk about their gravely or gravelys and to chat, get information, and just a nice place to talk about these great machines.
This group was created for those members that like to talk about and work on Simplicity Walking Tractors as well as Wards.
This group was created for those members that like to talk about and work on Sears Suburbans, Customs, SS, ST, GT, GTV and Others.
A Group For Wheel Horse Enthusiasts, Owners and Collectors