Pacific Northwest Weather: Surviving and Thriving Outdoors
Follow me The wet, cool and moderate Pacific Northwest weather is a powerful force in shaping the ecology of the land. Understanding its
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Water Bath Canning 101
Follow me Canning is one of those things that sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. Cloaked in grandmotherly mystique, it seems
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The Canning Shortage of 2020: Here’s How You Can Find These Essential Supplies
Follow me Sometimes it feels like 2020 is out to get all of us. Especially those of us who can and store our
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Medicinal Herb Gardening Using Permaculture Techniques
Follow me Medicinal herb gardening is a wonderful way to begin incorporating permaculture into your life. Growing useful medicinal plants allows you to
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How to grow chilli peppers
Follow me Growing chillies at home is easy, and there’s a huge variety of different types to choose from. Whether you want flavour,
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Survival medicine: How to make tinctures for your SHTF first aid kit
Follow me Herbal tinctures are liquid herbal extracts that confer protective effects against infections and diseases better than capsules or supplements. This is because
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Winter squash with recipe for squash fries
Follow me It’s harvest time for winter squashes. How many of these beauties have you tried? Acorn Butternut Delicata Hubbard Kabocha Spaghetti Sweet
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Cook Like Grandma with these Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
Follow me I love finding news ways of using things I would otherwise throw out. The uses for bacon grease are too many
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Your path towards Food Freedom: Simple and cheap home gardening innovations
Follow me Food freedom is a top concern for many people, whether they be natural health enthusiasts, environmentalists, or simply concerned about the
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Plant these high-calorie vegetables to ensure your survival when SHTF
Follow me Vegetables are great if you’re trying to limit their calorie intake, but these present a problem when SHTF and you’re limited to what
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Benefits of common root vegetables
Follow me Root vegetables are exactly what the name implies – they are the root of the plant. The most common root vegetables
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Cordage: Making Natural Rope
Follow me Making cordage is a fundamental survival skill that should not be overlooked. Such natural rope or string can be used for
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How to Make Improvised Arrowheads with Simple Tools for a Survival Bow & Arrow in Modern Times
Follow me Overview You will learn how to make what I consider to be the best and simplest arrowhead for hunting, and we
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A Prepper’s Guide to Biogas as an Alternative Fuel
Follow me Venezuela is, as I am writing this, a real survival laboratory. Those conditions created by the geopolitical threats have generated an
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Going Off Grid? How to Prepare for Your First Year
Follow me If you’re looking to start your first off-grid homestead, try to keep your expectations in check. It could take years for
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Going Green: 10 SUSTAINABLE Ways To Use Bamboo
Follow me Because of bamboo’s quick growth and reproduction, it is deemed one of the most sustainable resources we can use. Bamboo can
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A Beginner’s Guide to Sausage Making (Recipes Included)
Follow me My grandfather was a large influence on my passion for homesteading. He was an avid gardener, hunter, made his own wine
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How To Guide: Canning Pickled Beets
Follow me One of our favorite things to eat in the winter is canned pickled beet! My kids love beets and this is
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5 Rookie Prepping Mistakes to Avoid
Follow me Prepping for your withdrawal from mainstream society comes with a steep learning curve. A small mistake could leave you in a
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Wilderness Survival Foods
Follow me Knowing core survival foods is a key to wilderness survival. Though humans can survive for up to three weeks without food,
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Building Confidence in Your Wild Edible Foraging Skills
Follow me Don’t you wish you could go back to the “good ole days” when life was much simpler and not as complex?
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The One Skill That Will Help During ANY Crisis: Self-Reliance
Follow me In the past several years, my family has been taking as many steps forward as possible when it comes to self-reliance.
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Want All the Green Beans You Can Eat? Get the Best Harvest With These Growing Tips
Follow me Here’s everything you need to know about growing a great and bountiful green bean harvest. When I was growing up, I
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Smart Survival: This is How You Find Water When There Is None To Be Found
Follow me With water being one of your main survival priorities, you want to know multiple ways of procuring water in an emergency
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