Some posts may contain affiliate links. Filter Rainwater Right in the Barrel as it Was Done a Hundred Years Ago! New isn’t always better! Some of the methods of the past work as well as do the more modern and more expensive methods of today! Now, when it comes to the safety of my drinking …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Genius Tip for Making Chopping Wood Easier I love the sound of the crackling wood burning in the wood stove, watching the shadows of the flames dance on the walls of the fire place and especially the warmth provided by a campfire. Chopping the wood to make those moments …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Dry Curing Meat SHTF preppers, homesteaders, and poverty preppers are always looking for new or in this case, old ways to preserve foods especially meat. Everyone need protein intake to survive. The primary form of protein in the majority of people’s diets is meat. Today’s featured article tells …
What an Electricity Shortage Looks Like Power rationing in Venezuela As you are all well aware of Venezuela had an economic collapse. We have previously presented articles on how they are dealt with the food and supply shortages as the store shelves empty and are not restocked. Than they began rationing electricity. I have been …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Install A Bakers Salute Oven I came across this picture of the Baker’s Salute Oven awhile back and shared it with all of you. There was a ton of interest so I kept my eyes and ears open for additional information and here is what I found. The oven …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat Out of the thousands of edible plants on the earth, humans at this time choose only to consume and cultivate 500 or them! The featured article talks only about 5 of those most common and now forgotten plants that humans have for the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Household Tips From the Civil War Era After even a minor short term SHTF event, we could find ourselves at least temporarily unable to use modern day methods of doing simple but important household chores. If the event should be long term we could be using old methods for …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Raising Baby Chicks on a Budget If you have the space and means chickens can be a great starting point for your self reliant food source! It used to be deemed your ‘duty’ to raise your own food, now days it seems as though the government and laws are …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dirt Cheap Frugal Gardening Gardening is much more than throwing a handful of seeds into the dirt and watering it once and again! Our friends the Organic Prepper have complied an aggregation of ideas on each step of gardening from across the web bringing to us the most creative …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Interactive Planting Calendar by Month A great gardening tool. Gardening isn’t just spring planting and fall harvest! It is a year round process. The Urban Farmer provides with calendar that you can click upon the month in question and it will provide you with what you should be preparing …
