Broccoli and Sprouts Seed Saving Broccoli is one of my favorites. It is also one of the vegetables I have had the most problems growing at home. 🙁 It does take a little more care, timing and good seeds to grow then do some more prolific veggies. So I went looking for advise on growing …
Preparing for SHTF barter: Skills to learn and items to stockpile No one can predict the future, what we will or will not experience and what those experiences will cause us to need. None of us can be an expert on everything and no one man or woman can survive completely alone for an extended …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 25 Edible Wild Plants Everyone whether they admit it or not, whether they actively prepare or not, has some idea how they might at least get home during a disaster. Especially if you’re among those that don’t actively prepare and plan, you may find yourself walking a long distance …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Freezing Cucumbers If your harvest of cucumbers is anything like ours, you will be swimming in cucumbers! It’s not an issue here as I am a firm believer that you simply can’t have too many pickles! So if you are tired of cucumber salads, had enough fresh, and impossibly …
DIY Cinder Block Offset Smoker Who doesn’t love smoked meats?? This kind of smoker project is great in today’s world and can be a literal life saver in a post SHTF world. Smoked meats are tasty any time and a frugal way to preserve meat any time. But after a major or a minor SHTF …
Prepare On Your Budget I am not going to pretend it is cheap to be prepared. It’s not. I get asked quite often how can I prepare for tomorrow when it’s all I can do to keep my head above water today? No matter how tight your budget is, it is indeed possible, even if …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Recycled Carport Greenhouse There isn’t really any debate on how useful a greenhouse can be to your food security long or short term. But there are literally hundreds of types some commercially made and some DIY. This particular one uses a recycled old carport as it’s base. Part …
DIY 8X8 Greenhouse Now while the weather is fair in most parts of the western world is when you need to be thinking and planning for the harsher weather to come. If you simply love gardening, rely on the food security of gardening or are making sure you are fed in an emergency scenario when …
Uses for Corn Silk With Recipes (3 links) I love making use that we would ordinarily throw out! Corn silk is the hair that is between the corn husk and the corn kernels. It can be annoyingly difficult to remove. I have spent hours of my life picking corn silk off freshly husked corn. Until …
DIY Dog’s Backpack/Bug Out Bag The majority of pet owners take their pets with them on hiking or camping trips and definitely plan to take them with them if they have to bug out. But we already have enough to carry when dealing with supplies for ourselves and even in some cases small children. Like …
