Instant Boil a Meals These kinds of meals are just what I had in mind when I first began dehydrating my own produce and meats. At the time I was living in Kansas which is of course famous for its tornados. I thought I was so clever as to have stocked our dehydrated and emergency …
Creative Ways to Use Storage Beans – Even if You Hate Them What drew my attention to this featured article was the sub-heading stating … even if you hate them. I know beans are good protein, store easily, keep well, and are currently inexpensive. What better food to store? Unless like me and apparently Jane …
Having the Don’t Come Here Chat We have all heard the “Well if anything bad happens, I/we will just come to your place”. Then they give you that silly grin which says without words (In my opinion). “You are so overreacting” and “If something bad does happen you will need me even more than now …
Bad Strategies That Can Get You Killed I hear so many of these strategies thrown around prepping sites and it makes me shake my head. My thought is to please leave a map of your cache’s and lots of usable supplies around where I can find them, please. Because if that is your plan A …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 3 Super Seeds For Long Term Storage When I think of seed storage I am thinking for my family and my thoughts go to veggies and herbs. Garden seeds particularly those that are quick and easy to grow. My thoughts were not geared towards longer term survival of the …
MIY Beef Bologna My son goes through lunch meat including bologna, like nobody’s business! The ability to make it myself and ensure the quality of ingredient will not only save money in the long run but make me feel as a parent a whole lot better about letting him eat all the sandwiches he wants. …
Grow Your Own Apple Trees From Seed Some of you may know that this past year I had a couple of serious Health issues It really killed my gardening for this last year. My kids are not great gardeners although they do know the basics and my health just wasn’t up to the job this year. …
MIY Dehydrated Broth This is just an awesome tutorial! No bottled, canned, or pre-dehydrated store-bought broth is as good as homemade. I always have frozen any leftover homemade broth I have and am always sad to see the last of it used. Then until I get a chance to make another batch, I use the dehydrated …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Skinning and Cooking Rattle Snakes Like most humans. I don’t care much for snakes. I will never ever understand why someone would choose to have one as a pet! However, I do appreciate the beauty of their skins and in an urgent situation, if I was hungry enough, I …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter If this is your first winter keeping a flock then there is a lot of information about keeping them safe and healthy this winter. It is especially important for smaller chicks which are not weather acclimated nor large enough to fend …
