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Apple Cider Vinegar: Essential to Have in Your Health Preparedness Arsenal

Apple Cider Vinegar: Essential to Have in Your Health Preparedness Arsenal

If you are paying attention to “trends”, you may have noticed that Apple Cider Vinegar is quickly becoming a “trending” home remedy, even though it has been a staple home…

Best Greenhouse Kits for Backyard Gardening

Best Greenhouse Kits for Backyard Gardening

There are a ton of greenhouse kits available on the market but like everything else: which one is best for you? There is a lot more that goes into choosing…

How to Grow Sprouts: How To Store 182 Servings of Raw Green Vegetables in a Quart Canning Jar

How to Grow Sprouts: How To Store 182 Servings of Raw Green Vegetables in a Quart Canning Jar

Editor’s Note: This is an updated and revised edition for 2018. It is not dehydrated, freeze-dried or cooked in any way. It will provide 182 generous servings. It is inexpensive…

Survival Food Comparison: Mountain House vs Legacy Food Storage

Survival Food Comparison: Mountain House vs Legacy Food Storage

Long-term food storage is a critical part of every prepper’s lifestyle. And with numerous companies offering their own takes on various dishes, it can be hard without trial and error…

Pleasure & Poison: A Guide to Safely Foraging, Processing, and Enjoying Pokeweed

Pleasure & Poison: A Guide to Safely Foraging, Processing, and Enjoying Pokeweed

Introduction to Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) Pokeweed is a perennial plant that grows commonly throughout roughly the eastern half of the United States, but is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United…

How to Cook in the Wilderness With No Dishes

How to Cook in the Wilderness With No Dishes

Knowing how to cook in the wilderness without a lot of the modern conveniences is a skill worth honing. There are a lot of different ways to create a great…

Survival Basics: Using Mylar Bags for Food Storage

Survival Basics: Using Mylar Bags for Food Storage

Knowing how to store food for the long term is a key component of preparedness. In this article you will learn about using Mylar bags for food storage.

Numanna vs Wise Foods Compared

Numanna vs Wise Foods Compared

I am a huge proponent preparedness and someone who believes that food security should be a primary concern of every prepper. With that being said, I focus on overall health…

Best Survival Food Brands & Companies for Your Emergency Ultimate Pantry [2021 Update]

Best Survival Food Brands & Companies for Your Emergency Ultimate Pantry [2021 Update]

Editor’s Note: This guide has been revised and updated for 2021. When it’s time to prepare the ultimate emergency food kit, you’ll need the very best brands on your side. Right…

13 Reasons to Ferment Your Own Food: Introduction to Fermenting

13 Reasons to Ferment Your Own Food: Introduction to Fermenting

There are a lot of reasons why fermentation is such a popular method for preserving foods. The health benefits include better digestion, tastier vegetables, value adding, and it is a…

How to Plan a Chicken Breeding Program for After SHTF

How to Plan a Chicken Breeding Program for After SHTF

Most of us who keep a flock of chickens, for eggs, meat, or both, only keep a single rooster, if any. Rarely do we keep any of his off-spring. If…

Review: Patriot Pantry 72-Hour Kit

Review: Patriot Pantry 72-Hour Kit

In this review, we discuss Patriot Pantry as a provider of emergency staples. Specifically, we discuss the quality of their food, the ease of preparing, and its nutritional value. Special…

Green Soup Guide: An Easy Recipe for Foragers

Green Soup Guide: An Easy Recipe for Foragers

When I talk to people about my passion for foraging, many of them initially feel like there can’t possibly be an easy and accessible way to actually cook these plants…

How To Make Powdered Milk

How To Make Powdered Milk

Finding whole milk powder is a challenge in itself. There are more options than before but there are far more brands of nonfat and low-fat powdered milk out there than…

50 Ways to Use Salt for Survival: Everything You Need to Know

50 Ways to Use Salt for Survival: Everything You Need to Know

One of the very first things I did when I first started prepping was to bolster my pantry with basic staples that could be used for a variety of purposes. …

Book Review “Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods” 2nd Edition by Sandor Ellix Katz

Book Review “Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods” 2nd Edition by Sandor Ellix Katz

Sandor Ellix Katz is the first introduction many people had to the world of fermenting. Fermentation is the process of allowing certain bacteria to transform our food– which makes it…