Accurately calculate how much food you need for SHTF We are given estimates on how much food we need to store per person for a SHTF event. But have you really looked at the serving size on some foods? I was looking at the serving size on a bottle of salad dressing the other day …
One family proves Self-reliance in the city is Possible We don’t usually feature blogs about our bloggers but this family is news worthy on their own! The Dervaes family writes the Urban Homestead blog which we feature often. But this story isn’t about one of their individual homesteading triumphs but about their overall success at …
Homestead in Place One of our favorite bloggers Gayle over at Backdoor Survival lives a prepper lifestyle but her dream has long been to own and operate a legitimate homestead. The livestock, the crops, the huge garden, the entire way of life appeals to her. But like many of us she has had to make …
Meat Cutting: Beef As unpleasant as it may be actually killing the cow is the easy part. After that it takes some skill to make the beef cuts the very best they can be for your family. It is important that if you must take a creature’s life that you make use of the …
10 Useful Plants to Look For When Foraging for Food No matter what season nature can provide. Foraging is a way of life in some cultures and a back up source of food in others. In most western countries we grow those plants we think of as food sources. Neat gardens with neat rows of …
Heartbroken Prepper Assisted Hurricane Victims An oldie but a goodie worth repeating! I am a sucker for a good hearted person who prevails through personal tragedy to help others. Joseph Badame, 74 of Medford New Jersey is one such person. He turned his personal heartache and his life long mission of preparing for himself and …
DIY Kratky’s Passive Gardening System Just as good as passive gardening is being able to set the system up yourself. It could make you the envy of all the gardeners in your circle who spend hours planting, sowing, weeding, watering, fertilizing, etc.. while you enjoy your day doing other things. Then when it is harvest …
3 Indian Fry Bread Recipes (Bannock) Bannock is the one of the preferred survival foods of the first mountain men settling the wild west. Not only did it provide them with the carbs needed for the tenuous trek of the day ahead but it was quick and easy to make in most cases over an …
The Kratky Method for Passive Gardening Passive gardening?? Yes, Yes, Yes! Finally a method of gardening that doesn’t take all my good weather time to upkeep. I am for any method that allows me to be out of the garden enjoying fair weather activities and still produce what my family eats. Even better this type …
Back Door Shopping Strategy When Grocery Stores Go Empty We have all seen if not experienced in person the mayhem and chaos of black Friday shopping. Double that insanity for panic storm shopping and then you can take it off the chart once folks realize the emergency may keep the shelves empty for months. I …
