in light of some of the other threads i thought i would give you the link to a great mag
it has much more than homesteading articles..i just the latest copy and it has many articles on water
the website still has the last publication up...it's bi-monthly
it's a lot about surviving..you can take it from therehttp://www.countrysidemag.com/here's some of the stuff that you can read on lineFrom the Countryside Online Library: All around the homestead
• Equipping the "ideal" homestead in the 21st century
• How many ways can you save time?
• Are you depriving your kids?
Your homestead business
• Selecting and starting your ideal home business
• Marketing your crafts
• Wholesale vs. retail, Part I: Retail
Alternative energy
• Purchasing and using a masonry stove
• Is homegrown wind power right for you?
• Solar hot water, anyone? System options for every climate
Homestead Construction
• Energy efficient homes
• Designing your ideal homestead
• Build your own solar shower for pennies
Country kitchen
• Learning to cook on a woodstove
• Sourdough bread variations
• Stocking your emergency food pantry
Homestead crafts
• Design your own insulating window quilts
• A second life for bluejeans
• Rags to rugs
Crops & soils
• The soul of soil
• Composting at home
• No-till, permanent bed farming
Homestead finances
• How to thrive on half your income
• How we went from $42,000 to $6,500 and lived to tell about it!
• Coping with today's economy
The garden
• Grow herbs in winter
• Scarecrows that actually work
• The $2 garden
Homestead livestock
• Livestock on the homestead
• Donkeys on the homestead
• The importance of biodiversity in livestock production
• Getting started with bees
• Selecting cattle for your small farm
• Start your own meat goat herd
• Draft horses—as useful today as ever
• Raising your own backyard pig
• Raising ducks and geese on pasture
• Fundamental principles of rabbit feeding
• Milking sheep offer a new small farm alternative
In the wild
• Milkweed: A truly remarkable wild vegetable
• Wild onions—punchy, pungent, perfect
• Wild parsnip: It's like raiding a garden, but better
Notes from the Northwoods
• Eating out of your garden
• Build a homestead one-log hauler
• Building and using a midwest solar food dryer
Self-reliance/Survival
• How to purify water in an emergency
• Lost in the wilderness! Tips to help you emerge safely
• A simple hand-warming heater you can make yourself
Homestead water
• How to get water from a drilled well when the power is off
• Conservation tips for everyone
• Homestead water procurement
Read more in the Countryside Library