Home Security Tips From A Military Expert
My time in the military has gifted me a unique way of looking at the world. I was trained to see where threats lie and take measures to mitigate...
How To Breed New Potatoes
Potatoes are a lovely plants to grow, and home grown potatoes taste better than shop spuds. If you grow your own you can grow and breed potatoes...
10 Home Repairs That You Can Do In 10 Minutes Or Less
Owning a home is a dream come true for every homesteader, but the reality is not what you expect. It requires a lot of hard work to keep your...
Homestead Pantry Tour
When uncertainty strikes, food storage provides peace of mind. A few years ago, I decided I needed to have a better stockpile. I’m sharing my...
10 Canning Recipes From The Amish
The Amish are an intriguing group of people. They are infamous for their wisdom and simple lifestyle. The Amish live according to their religious...
Canning Secrets Nobody Tells You About
Canning is a safe way to preserve food if it is done properly. It involves transferring food into containers and heating them so that any...
H2O Dynamo – This Awesome Device Turns Air Into Fresh Water
Fellow homeowners, You can throw away your water supplies! No matter how much water you store, you’ll never have enough. Plus, you’ll make a lot of...
How to Dry Can Beans and Rice for 20+ Years Shelf Life
Beans and rice, a significant staple in a prepper’s pantry…or, should be. And, if the 2020 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that we can never be...
How To Dehydrate Milk For Long Term Storage
When we started on our preparedness journey, I tried to be practical. In the beginning I made a list of things I used everyday. Literally from the...
Makin’ Bacon: How to Dry Cure Pork Belly
Vegetarians fear bacon. It’s the “gateway meat”. The temptation heightens with the mere aroma of this sizzling strip tease. Only the most hardcore...
20 Foods That Can Last 20 Years
We live in an unpredictable world where anything can happen. Typically disasters strike with no warning, which can leave you stranded without the...
Canning Mistakes Even The Most Advanced Homesteaders Make
For most homesteaders, canning is just one of the essential skills to fully utilize your resources for the long term. When done correctly, this...
Recipes I Made From The Lost Super Foods Book: Canned Hamburger Meat
I was amazed at how fast and easy this recipe is to do: Canned Hamburger Meat. It is also very satisfying to see my shelves fill up with long time...
How To Turn Your Property Into A Fort
The average American home is built with profits in mind. It’s a minimal materials and rapid deployment mindset. There is no consideration for home...
Cheap Recipes To Keep You Well Fed In The Next Crisis
Food security is the basis of survival and forward planning is the name of the game. Preserving food in times of plenty is a wise move: this means...
The Lost SuperFoods: Book Review
I’ve been hearing a lot about The Lost SuperFoods lately, so I decided to buy it and see if this is the food preservation guide I’ve been looking...
8 Dangerous Mistakes To Avoid When Storing Your Food
You may think that there’s not more to food storage than storing your food away, wherever you can find the space. Or perhaps you are accustomed to...
10 Recipes From “The Great Depression” To Survive The Next One
During the Great Depression Era (1929 - 1939), the world suffered from a massive economic recession in the industry as the stock market crashed....
5 Vegetables That Are Too Easy To Grow
If you want to eat fresh and tasty vegetables, then you might strongly consider planting your very own vegetable garden. You’ll also gain the...
20 Grandma’s Depression Foods We Will Need Soon
The Great Depression was an event that occurred after the notorious stock market crash in October 1929. It sent millions of people from the lower...
Foods You Should Never Buy And Always Make At Home
Sure, store-bought food offers convenience, but all the processing and sugar can make them unhealthy. That's why you should consider making some...
11 Food Storage Myths
Preparation is the key to survival, and having enough food resources for you and your family in case of an emergency is an important part of your...
How to Use the Whole Animal (Whether You Raise Your Own or Buy It)
My family is on a journey from eating industrial meat to raising it ourselves. This isn’t a quick or simple path because there is so much to learn....
10 Foods Not To Store
We are living in uncertain times, and you never know when the stores are going to run out of food. Therefore, it is always a good idea to make sure...
200 Pounds Of Food You Can Harvest Only This Winter
Contrary to what the name may imply, the Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke, needless to say, its great nutritional benefits make it a...
9 Old Recipes Every True Homesteader Should Know
Nowadays, there always seems to be a pressure to move forward and look to the future, but sometimes it’s also nice to be present and perhaps, take...
5 Recipes That You Can Make If You Live Fridge-Less
In the modern world, it is easy to assume that everyone has access, or has chosen to have a fridge in their kitchen… However, there are many...
How To Heat Your Home Without Electricity
Everything nowadays depends on electricity, and most people feel lost and powerless when they suddenly discover their house doesn’t have electricity...
How To Homestead In The City
Homesteading is seen by most as a lifestyle for people living in rural areas. Most don’t even dare to think of becoming homesteaders because of the...
How to Keep Eggs Fresh for Months with Mineral Oil
A lot of the Egg Substitutes out there are good for baking, but what about when you have the urge to stick them between your toes, or feel the need...
10 Things To Do To Winter-Proof Your Home
Cold exposure can kill you or leave you miserable all winter long. So why don't you just turn up the heat? Well, heating your home can be expensive,...
How To Build a Solar Heater from BEER cans for FREE
Have you ever thought of how much you actually spend on heating during the winter? This original solution was created in order to reduce heating...
