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Recipe – Water Kefir Soda
Water Kefir FAQs
So, what is water kefir anyway?
Water kefir is a probiotic drink that is made with water kefir grains. Water kefir grains are...
News – Hurricane Florence – DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE...
If you live near the East Coast, you should take some time now to start prepping for Hurricane Florence and the storm cells that are right...
PREPAREDNESS
Over the last year, I have really started to notice a growing trend. At first, it was a news story here or there, usually...
HOMESTEADING
FOOD
Recipe – Blackberry Jam with Shredded Apple
You’ve just started your blackberry jam and you open the cupboard to discover you’ve run out of pectin. The stores are closed, the kids...
SHTF
FARMING
How to Prepare for Your Pigs
After a lot of Google research and a terrifying first day (read about it here) we brought our three weaner gilts home.
Our homesteading experience...
DIY
Is Homesteading the Best Way to Prepare?
Homesteading and prepping are not the same thing, not exactly anyway, but they definitely can and should be linked. Homesteaders and preppers stockpile food,...
1 Clever Trick To Hook Your Emergency Water Storage Tanks Into Your Plumbing
Water is life. As a prepper, as an outdoors person, and even as a human, this fact has been drilled into our heads over...
How to – Scarecrow Mason Jar Craft
We got this from Easy Peasy and Fun. We hope they don't mind we are really excited to share this wonderful scarecrow mason jar...
Recipe – Apple Butter and Applesauce
My family loves this. I have a niece that all she asks for at Christmas is my apple butter. It is a little time...
Fish Antibiotics for Survival and How to Store Them
When you find yourself in a survival situation there are a lot of hacks or alternatives that you can use to get the job...
DIY: Wall-Hanging Canned Food Storage
Today, we take a much-needed look back upon one of the best DIY projects we’ve ever come across: the DIY Wall-Hanging Canned Food Storage....
Recipe – Blueberry Pear Jam
We were once again blessed with an abundance of pears from the neighbors after helping them harvest their pear tree, so I decided to...
30 Survival Items To Get In The First 30 Days Of Prepping
Welcome to the prepper world! Today we face the most possibilities of SHTF than ever before: WWIII,
EMP, power grid down, civil unrest, and economic collapse are...
BUG OUT
Skills For SHTF
Envision SHTF as something that could disrupt the normal function Government if you would. A disruption in government that would cause law enforcement to...
FOOD
How To Can Tomato Jam
Tomato jam (also referred to as tomato jelly) is a type of fruit preserve prepared with tomatoes and sugar. ... It has been described as "a cross between marmalade...
What you eat will impact the health of your grandchildren!
It is commonly known that what a pregnant mother eats can impact her growing baby. What we don’t often consider is the nutrition the...
Recipe – Homemade Applesauce for Canning or Fresh Eating
This homemade applesauce recipe is the one I have been making since I was a child. It’s easy.
So many people look at me in...
GEAR
Review – The Lever Action Rifle?
The subject of weapons for survival is hot and heavy in the prepper community. Magazines and blogs offer all kinds of opinions and solutions....
Tips – Urban camouflage after a disaster
You’re driving home from work, something “big” just happened and you’re completely stuck in gridlock on the highway. You heard the news – it’s really bad...
3 Ways to Safely Store Your Firearms
In this guest post, Richard Douglas offers a guide to safely storing your firearms, specifically addressing:
Training your family about firearm safety.
Three different...
Review – Semi-Automatic Handguns for Women
Women are the largest growing demographic of handgun owners for self-defense. More women than ever are also starting to carry concealed pistols for protection,...
Essential Prepper Skills For The Wilderness
Every year dozens of people die in wilderness settings because they were completely unprepared to face the dangers that lurk in nature. Thinking about...
HEALTH
31 All-Natural DIY Remedies for Arthritis
Arthritis is one of the most common problems that affect the bones and joints in the human body. A huge number of people develops...
The Hidden Survival Skill That Could Save You During the Next Crisis
Why Your Grandparents' Secret to Survival Is More Important Now Than Ever
The economy today is teetering on the edge, and food prices...
How to Stress Less in Emergency Situations
A catastrophic event can be extremely hard on the body; mentally and physically. Since not all emergencies are the same, it is important to...
SUPERGLUE: YOUR SURVIVAL SECRET WEAPON?
Applications That Could Save Your Life When...
What if the one thing standing between you and disaster was sitting in your junk drawer right now?
Ever...
What You Should Know About Stockpiling Antibiotics
Responsible Antibiotic Storage for Home Emergency Preparedness
Medical self-reliance represents an important aspect of comprehensive family preparedness planning. While professional healthcare remains the optimal choice...
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Uncommon Items For Your Bug Out Bag
We all know what our bug-out bag essentials are, right? 90% of the items we packed are pretty much the same for all of...
Are You Making These 15 Common Canning Mistakes?
Canning is an amazing way to preserve the flavors of summer and enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables all year long. But while the...
How to Make A Primitive Fish Trap
If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, it is important to try and use as little energy as possible. It may happen...
How To Get To Know Your Neighbors
How well do you know you know your neighbors? A few years ago I had a mini-flash flood in my backyard. We had torrential...
How to Backfeed after SHTF
Earthquake, Southern California, sitting in my kitchen at 5:25 am I felt the roll, heard the house creek and crack and through my dining...
How to Survive an EMP
All of our lives would be drastically impacted if either a man-made or natural EMP disaster happened. It would not take weeks, or even...
How to Teach Children to Prepare for Natural Disasters
Natural disasters can strike at any moment. But if you are not with your child at that moment, would they know what to do?...
How to Grow and Dry Your Own Herbs
As a new gardener, I often found the task of growing prize-winning tomatoes and succulent melons very daunting. Can I say succulent melons here?...
