8 Inexpensive Options for Small Space Gardening June 12, 2021June 12, 2021Jayne Rising Comment Follow me With many options for inexpensive small space gardening out there, attempts to grow food in an urban environment can be successful [...]
Prepper Pantry Recipe: Creamy Bean Soup June 1, 2021Sara Tipton Comment Follow me Beans are great to stock up on for a future SHTF event. Most soups are creamy thanks to the addition of [...]
Square Foot Gardening – Waste of Time for Preppers? May 31, 2021May 31, 2021R.Ann Paris Comment Follow me Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come [...]
Garden Rebels: 10 Ways to Sow Revolution in Your Back Yard (and Why You MUST Go to Battle) May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Daisy Luther Comment Follow me Perhaps the next Revolutionary War will take place in a vegetable garden. Instead of bullets, there will be seeds. Instead of [...]
Essentials for Indoor Seed Starting May 10, 2021May 10, 2021Home Garden Comment Follow me Even if you don’t have access to a greenhouse, you can create conditions that will allow seedlings to thrive. Tops on [...]
Creating a More Self-Sufficient Garden for the Long Term May 6, 2021May 6, 2021Joanna Miller Comment Follow me I love gardening. It’s fun, it’s rewarding, and it saves money. However, it’s only useful for prepping purposes in the long [...]
How to Keep Food Cold Without A Fridge April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Guest Contributor Comment Follow me In truth, we simply can’t think of living our daily lives without electricity. With the refrigerator working, preserving food, even at [...]
How to Build a Simple Potting Bench April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Mike McGroarty Comment Follow me The potting bench that you are about to read about is not fancy, but very functional. It is also very easy [...]
Atlatl April 8, 2021April 8, 2021Russell Field Comment Follow me An atlatl is an ancient survival projectile weapon used for hunting, warfare, and sport. Atlatl artifacts have been found on almost [...]
Gardening Keeps You Healthy April 1, 2021April 1, 2021Home Garden Comment Follow me Thomas Jefferson famously wrote to Charles Willson Peale in 1811 at age 68, “But though an old man, I am but [...]
Every Day Carry (EDC) Philosophy March 21, 2021March 21, 2021Creek Stewart Comment Follow me Every Day Carry (EDC) is about as personal as it gets when it comes to discussing survival gear and/or mentality. I [...]
MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE March 21, 2021March 21, 2021Creek Stewart Comment Follow me ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s [...]
7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere March 15, 2021March 15, 2021Aurora Geib Comment Follow me There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots [...]
How to Get Rid of Standing Water in Your Yard March 8, 2021March 8, 2021Mike McGroarty Comment Follow me Do you have one or more areas in your yard that hold water after a rainfall? This is a common problem, [...]
The Pros and Cons of Raised Garden Beds March 8, 2021March 8, 2021R.Ann Paris 1 Follow me Before we get started, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of permanent and raised garden beds. They don’t [...]
Essential homesteading skills for self-sufficiency February 25, 2021February 25, 2021Virgilio Marin Comment Follow me Homesteading requires diverse skills to truly become self-sufficient. You need to produce your own food, create and mend your clothing, till [...]
How to Make a Water Filter February 17, 2021January 20, 2022Connor O'Malley Comment Follow me Learning to make a water filter is a valuable survival skill. A thousand years ago people could wander through North America [...]
Grow your medicine: Japanese goldthread grown with hydroponics is just as potent as wild variants February 11, 2021February 11, 2021Evangelyn Rodriguez Comment Follow me Hydroponics is a form of gardening that doesn’t involve soil. Instead, plants are grown in a nutrient solution and a controlled [...]
Benefits of Small Backyard Ponds January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Filip Tkaczyk Comment Follow me There are many benefits of small backyard ponds for both people and the environment. Freshwater habitats of all kinds are currently [...]
A Prepper’s Guide to Wheat Berries: Versatile, Space-Saving, Long-Term Food January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Modern Refugee Comment Follow me Do you have wheat berries in your stockpile? Have you used them? It’s very important to learn how to work with [...]
Water Bath Canning 101 January 13, 2021January 13, 2021TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Canning is one of those things that sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. Cloaked in grandmotherly mystique, it seems [...]
The Canning Shortage of 2020: Here’s How You Can Find These Essential Supplies December 28, 2020December 28, 2020Sara Tipton Comment Follow me Sometimes it feels like 2020 is out to get all of us. Especially those of us who can and store our [...]
Planting and Caring for Flower Bulbs December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Mike McGroarty 1 Follow me There is nothing quite as welcome as those beautiful spring flowers that seem to emerge from nowhere to welcome the arrival [...]
How to grow chilli peppers November 25, 2020November 25, 2020Sue Sanderson Comment Follow me Growing chillies at home is easy, and there’s a huge variety of different types to choose from. Whether you want flavour, [...]