Tag: food security

5 Recipes Every Survival Chef Should Know

5 Recipes Every Survival Chef Should Know Everyone hopes to have enough food supplies to make it through any crisis that might befall them and that their supply line will be active again before it’s needed. But depending on that is risky and assumes that the crisis will be short term. A wise stockpile includes …

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Edibles That Can Be Grown Indoors This Winter

Edibles That Can Be Grown Indoors This Winter

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edibles That Can Be Grown Indoors This Winter We don’t quit eating during the winter months. Why should we stop gardening for the winter? Today’s post is about the edibles that can be grown indoors and throughout the winter. This is economically beneficial for those who live off their gardens. And if in …

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Survival Crops That Grow Without Irrigation

Survival Crops That Grow Without Irrigation One of the worries in a survival scenario is the ability to acquire enough of the proper food supplies to maintain good health. A way of doing that is of course to grow your own survival crops. However, every living thing requires water to thrive. In a number of SHTF …

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37 Creative Storage Ideas

Creative Storage Ideas

37 Creative Storage Ideas Never ever have enough storage space? No worries you aren’t alone no one does. It does seem that no matter how much space you had when occupying a particular home, you manage to fill it and need more! Being a prepper or just self-sufficient means you probably store more than does …

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6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production

6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production

6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production Chickens, very much like humans, have an internal clock per say that tells them its this time of day or night or this or that season. During the winter months they too like to hunker down and just keep warm! So part of convincing the hens to lay …

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Winter Indoor Gardening Tips

Winter Indoor Gardening Tips

Winter Indoor Gardening Tips I do really like having my herb garden indoors. But it does tend to kind of freak out non-gardening friends when I clip a bit of green off a plant sitting in the window and drop it nonchalantly into whatever dish I am preparing! Because they aren’t vegetable plants they aren’t …

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Buying Meat in Bulk Bi-Annually – For Storage & Savings

Buying Meat in Bulk Bi-Annually - For Storage & Savings

The idea of stocking meat on a semi annual basis isn’t new! There was a time when each family provided its own stores of meat. Hunting or butchering doesn’t allow you to take home just what you need for today or even for just next week.

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Preserving Carrots: Taqueria Pickled Carrots

Preserving Carrots: Taqueria Pickled Carrots

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Preserving Carrots: Taqueria Pickled Carrots When I think of preserving carrots, I am afraid I don’t necessarily think variety. Frozen, simply canned and dehydrated is the extend of my current repertoire. I hadn’t thought of pickling them. This recipe sounds like an awesome change to plain carrots. Try it …

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PVC Framed Garden Box Enclosures

Some posts may contain affiliate links. PVC Framed Garden Box Enclosures Garden season is just winding up in my area. So for us, it is time for reflection on what we need to try or do differently next season. One issue that the majority of us in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States …

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DIY Lard

DIY Lard

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Lard (Link+video+infographic) Most of us have heard all the dangers involved with ingesting too much saturated fat. But lard still has it’s uses in our households. If you’re living off grid alternatives may not be available. Lard is actually easier to digest and less hard on your body …

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