Some posts may contain affiliate links FREE Homesteading Guides Free is always my favorite price. If you are just beginning your homesteading adventure or want to learn more about these subjects this is a great starting point. Featuring information on composting, emergency procedures, goats for dairy purposes, chickens, and food preservation. If you want to …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Coupon or Bargain Stockpiles Aren’t Emergency Food Storage The featured article is from our friends at Backdoor Survival and it draws the line between coupon or bargain sales stockpiling and real emergency food storage. In most respects I agree. I find for myself and in the area of the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Blanching Vegetables for Storage Blanching is an important part of storing vegetables long term especially for freezing. You will notice a huge difference when using previously stored veggies that were not blanched prior. The hardest part of this process is knowing which vegetables need to be blanched and for …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Catching, Filtering, & Storing Rainwater Just about anyone can stick a rain barrel under an eave and catch rainwater. After of course, checking if you have any rules against it from any HOA that might govern your property. Some states have laws about catching rainwater, however, in most of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Faraday Pockets (2 links) There can be all kinds of power disruptions but the one most feared and most likely to cause the most damage to both your and your communities electronic abilities is the dreaded EMP. This can be at the hands of Mother Nature and naturally …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY 7 Step Root Cellar I desperately want a root cellar and a green house on my property! So I have been doing some research on the different kinds of cellars and greenhouse and how they are built. I do plan to share my research with you all and hope …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Generations Old Storage Tips In Generations past food storage wasn’t considered prepping is was necessary. Harvest only comes once a year for many crops but we eat year round. We have become reliant on the local market being our storage system. What happens when you can’t get there or …
Basics That Should be in Your Pantry How do I start building my survival food storage? What basics should I have? Why should I have those specific items? These are just some of the questions that preppers ask when beginning and adding to their pantry. One bit of advice is store what you eat and …
Uses for Tension Rods I’d Never Thought Of I love, love, love the articles that give us ideas on how to use ordinary items in extra ordinary ways! Especially when they involve adding additional storage to my home. Everyone needs more storage, no matter how big or small their home is. It is almost like …
DIY Smokehouse From Cement Blocks Not only are smoked meats tasty but it is a great low-cost way of preserving meat. Because this method doesn’t require electricity it makes it an excellent post SHTF method as well. If you are smoking a large amount of meat this is the way to do it! It is …
