What do you want from your community? The word community is bandied about all the time. Just to be clear, we are talking about neighbors in this article. What do…
The Garden Tower was sent to us for an honest review. I have been late in reviewing it because my growing season was cut short last year due to a…
The North American fur trade started from the first time Europeans made contact with native peoples in North America. It ran out of steam around the time of the mid…
Moving from growing a simple garden to planting a sustainable garden that provides most of your food intake for the year takes a little bit of work. If you jump…
I had an interesting conversation the other day on the idea of survival and emergency food. The words “good enough for survival use” and “if you are hungry enough, you…
I admit to having a fondness for the old fashioned. I’m sure a lot of other preppers do too, and it certainly makes it easier to plan for emergencies when…
You don’t have to live in tornado alley to experience a twister. Sure they may not have the strength and size that the most catastrophic twisters but even in the…
While being able to meet basic food, water, medical, and shelter needs provides peace of mind, attention should be paid to other areas too. No matter how well you prepare,…
I have talked to and interacted with a lot of different types of preppers throughout my writing for Backdoor Survival, and one thing we all need to work on is…
The American Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict ever fought by the United States, with a death toll exceeding all other US fought wars combined. Today, the embers of that…
Winter is still holding on, but Spring is very close. Around here that brings a lot of work in the vineyard, sheep shearing, lambs being born, and switching out seasonal…
I will never forget the look on the COO’s face. “Lock it down,” was what he said, and I headed to HR to assure the announcement went out. This was…
It has been said that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. While it is fairly easy to deal with taxes on your rural homestead, death is another matter…
This post is meant to be a starter guide and overview for those that are just getting started with food preservation or those that want to explore other methods. I…
Long before the Rural Electrification Administration started bringing power to rural folks who hadn’t been reached by big corporate power companies, farmers and people living away from profitable to operate…
`A question I have been asked a lot over the years is “are you self sufficient? The answer is no and furthermore; we will never be. I have grown to…