10 Good Spots To Hide Your Food In A Crisis
We all have our food storage for when SHTF. Some of us can live on our supply for years without outside interruption. What happens, though, when...
Homesteading To Do’s: November
At this point, most of the country is wrapped in a cozy fall glow. Some of us may even be experiencing the beginning of a winter wonderland! For...
How To Keep Eggs Fresh For 12+ Months
Eggs. It’s incredible just how versatile these little guys are and just how much we depend on them. Whether over easy, hard-boiled, baked in a cake...
Crucial Items to Stockpile for Winter
Winter is coming. No matter how it's said or when you hear it, there is a foreboding sense to this phrase even if it comes directly from Santa...
What Is the Best Canned Meat?
Every homesteader’s pantry has canned food in it. It’s the first line of defense against starvation in a disaster scenario. While canned foods...
Ingenious Ways To Keep Looters Away From Your Property
You witnessed the events of 2020 and have seen how the US was absolutely rocked to the core in part by massive mobs of rioters and looters. You saw...
How To Raise Mini Cows For Prepping And SHTF
There are times in life when being small has its advantages. You need to eat less, you take up less space, and you use fewer resources – all...
How to Make Homemade Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is one of those things that has far more ingredients than it should when you buy it at the store. Homemade cottage cheese is creamy,...
Survival Bread To Make In An Emergency
Whether you're going on a long hike, in a situation that requires long-term food availability (not from the store), or you simply want to try your...
One-Week Meal Plan From The Great Depression
Most meals during the Great Depression came with what you already had or could barely afford to buy. Neighbors traded with neighbors, people grew...
How To Prepare Your House In Case Of An Emergency
Though we hope that harm never comes knocking, it is a common experience to have a home burglarized or scoped out by burglars to see what treasures...
50 Movies That Will Teach You A Lot About Survival
It's official: world economies are in shambles, political systems are dysfunctional, and food supplies are increasingly vulnerable to weather...
How to Make the Most of Harvest Time During the Food Crisis
I started producing food when my children were very small in a 10 x 10 suburban backyard garden. Years later, I started a small pastured-poultry...
7 Powerless Items You’ll Need After An EMP
Take a moment to look around your home. How many of the tools and appliances you use every day rely on electricity? And could you manage without...
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...
25 Basic Life Skills That Should Be Taught in School (But Aren’t)
Think of the vast amount of time that students spend in school. But what do they come away knowing? They are taught very few life skills, so are...
1800s Pioneer Items You Should Still Have At Home
The pioneers were some of the most resourceful people in history. After settling in North America as farmers, they went on to establish businesses...
Here’s What You Need to Build a Forager’s Toolkit
Why build a Forager’s Toolkit? Well, as the world experiences further supply chain disruptions and food shortages, now is the perfect time to add...
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...
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...
An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf
Full credit for this hack goes to our Georgia humidity, a buddy of mine, and my fondness for fire. Trading theory for action is the only way to...
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...
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...
Does Government Still Have Power Over You If You’re Off The Grid?
Does Government still have power over you if you're off the grid? Yep! If you think going off-grid is a solution to fly stealth under the government...
Livestock Animals You Should Start Raising For The Upcoming Economic Crisis
What will you eat when the supermarkets run out of food? Famine used to be something our ancestors faced regularly. But, for most of us living...
Wild Edibles You Should Forage This Fall
Our ancestors were foragers, they knew nothing about processed foods. But as history progressed, processing became a lot more convenient. Recently,...
How To Save Every Drop Of Water On Your Property
Water is an important resource, and its value cannot be overstated. Without water, no life can survive on earth, not even the plants in the driest...
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...
Best Crops For Your Survival Garden
When times are uncertain and dire, people turn to survival gardens. It is because a survival garden provides you with readily available and healthy...
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....
