Tag: self-sufficiency

Spring has sprung and everyone is crawling out of their burrows to see it. Trees are once again dressing themselves in green, giving hope to the new planting season. As ...

The ability to live off the land could mean the difference between life and death. For thousands of years, our forebears managed to thrive off the bounty of nature, and ...

The practice of smoking meat dates back to prehistoric times, not long after primitive humans discovered fire. Since then, smoking meat has been an invaluable tool for preserving meat long ...

Food security is a top priority when preparing to survive any scenario, whether it be an end-of-time event or a natural disaster. It has been proven repeatedly that during a ...

There is nothing on Earth quite like cooking in a Dutch oven over an open fire. A well-seasoned Dutch oven is so valuable it is often a family heirloom, creating ...

In a grid-down scenario, we will not have the luxury of popping down to the local grocer to buy our vegetables and fresh herbs. If you are a person who ...

When disaster strikes, will you be prepared? You likely already have a list of all the foods you need to grow and stockpile, as well as the emergency and first ...

Secret food gardens will keep your family fed in a post SHTF world. This article will look at the principles and practices behind food gardens hidden in plain sight. In ...

Spring is here and many people are getting excited about starting their garden. Maybe a little too excited, if there isn’t any preparation to protect the plants from frost. With ...

From droughts to floods, there's no way of predicting when a crisis may attack our lives. For this reason, preppers seek a variety of different ways they can prepare themselves ...

There is a multitude of reasons that we may find ourselves without power and need to move water from one place to another. Whether you need to get water from ...

What will you need to know if you want to survive in a post SHTF world? This article will answer that question by referencing skills that were common amongst our ...

There are so many benefits to cooking with cast iron - especially if you’re a prepper or homesteader. No matter how many different types of cookware litter your kitchen, there’s ...

Well, we survived 2020 and now we face the hope of a new America in 2021. We will be faced with tough choices and tough times, but we will still ...

Table salt, also known as NaCl (sodium chloride), is just as important to human survival as food and water, and our bodies would be in serious trouble in a short ...

Repurposing containers is one of my favorite things to do. Some people may give little thought to this idea which seems a little odd to me because when we purchase ...

As a survivalist and hunter, I go through a good amount of ammunition. This includes both bullets and shotgun shells. Whether I am out tracking down game or enjoying target ...

One of the more difficult things to stockpile is any sort of fuel. That’s primarily because by definition anything we use as a fuel, is flammable. Therefore, there is always ...

We work so hard during the summer to keep a sizable garden and have our own fresh produce. When growing my own crops, the growing season quickly becomes the harvesting ...

Improvisation is an essential skill for survival. Almost any day-to-day item can be utilized for certain emergency purposes. Things like empty soda cans might seem useless to other people, but, ...

The ‘Survival Rule of Three’ states that in inclement weather we can only expect to survive three hours without shelter. It is because of this, that shelter is prioritized before ...

How much is a cow or a chicken worth? Most of us will answer that question in dollar terms. But what happens to the value of livestock in a world ...

The pioneers taught us much about what we know when it comes to campfire cooking and cast iron cookware. They cooked most every meal in these types of skillets and ...

Since the isolation we have come to appreciate the idea that ‘our home is our sanctuary’ and we can do much more with our property to make it even better! ...

Do you prefer fresh coleslaw to Sauerkraut in winter? Here are some ideas on how to use available resources, reduce food waste, and eat deliciously wholesome and garden-fresh leafy vegetables ...

2020 has been a very trying year. The current global pandemic just dropped on us unexpectedly, causing a lot of anxieties including food and supply shortages in many households everywhere. ...

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 home can be expensive, or ...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many families are looking forward to spending some well earned time together. Turkeys are synonymous with Thanksgiving dinner, and most of us just ...

The oceans hold 97% of all earth's water, but don't bother moving your homestead to the coast if you're looking for a secure supply for you and your family. Desalinating ...

Knowing how to preserve your harvest even without refrigeration is an important way to deal with surpluses and avoid waste, as well as to see you through months when your ...