NEWS
How These Elections Will Affect Preppers
There was never a time when emergency preparedness was on the minds of so many Americans. In fact, you might argue that the world's...
The Police and Military when SHTF – Friend or Armed Foe?
It is difficult to plan to live in a post-SHTF environment. More than anything, we have to know we're making blind plans. We don't...
PREPAREDNESS
Envision SHTF as something that could disrupt the normal function Government if you would. A disruption in government that would cause law enforcement to become non-existent. Total chaos martial law type scenarios in which it’s everybody for themselves. Smaller scale examples of this such as Hurricane Katrina aftermath comes...
The Great Depression was the worst financial and economic disaster of the 20th century. The Wall Street crash of 1929 triggered the Great Depression and it was made worse by poor policy decisions by the U.S. government.
The Depression lasted almost 10 years and resulted in massive loss of income,...
HOMESTEADING
ECONOMICS
10 Expenses You Need to Cut Now for the Upcoming Economic...
Nobody has said it yet, but the Coronavirus has turned into a TEOTWAWKI event. Not the kind of “end of the world we knew”...
SHTF
Earthbag Homes: The Ultimate Bullet-Proof Retreat… Cheap and Easy to Build!
The best kept secret of the environmentalists, and the worst nightmare of the concrete industry ...
... the earthbag method means you can create a small shelter to withstand bullets, floods, hurricanes, storms and fires...
14 Powerful Natural Remedies For A Sinus Infection
Inflammation and congestion of the sinuses – known collectively as a sinus infection – can have a wide variety of causes including indoor and outdoor airborne allergens, as well as dietary irritants like dairy, gluten,...
REMEDIES
How to Grow Medicinal Herbs On Your Windowsill
I believe strongly in cultivating your own medicinal herbs and I've got quite a few in my garden. But what if you don't have a greenhouse, or if your greenhouse already has full crops...
Black Seed – The Remedy For Everything But Death
Used throughout history for their incredible healing powers, black seed has historically been found in the tomb of King Tut. This spice has been researched extensively and has been proved successful against many modern...
DIY
Elderberries, Natural SHTF Flu Remedy
The flu can be deadly even before a SHTF disaster when modern medical care is still readily available. The 2017-2018 winter flu season has...
3 Ways to Open Locked Doors During a Disaster
Opening doors is more than just a metaphor for moving forward. Sometimes, you truly need to open a door. And sometimes that door is...
Getting Aluminum From Aluminum Cans for Survival
Since Neolithic times, human beings have used metals, but the metals used by our ancient ancestors were the type found in free-form, i.e. metals...
How To Make a Powerful Calendula Extract to Keep in Your Medicine Cabinet (with...
The sunny orange calendula – also known as the marigold – has a wealth of herbal uses worth learning about.
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With both antibacterial and...
Top 10 Plants To Grow For Chicken Feed
You might want to consider supplementing your chicken feed with some great plants around your garden. Besides saving you money, these plants sampled here...
6 Things Preppers Often Don’t Do Enough
The first half of this year is almost over, which means millions of people are going to try to lose weight and get in...
How to Can Meatloafs for Meals in a Jar
On my storage shelves I love having meals in a jar. Instead of spending hours preparing, it is so nice to have a good...
My First Batch Of Canned Cheese
I have always heard that "necessity is the mother of invention", but I also think of it as "the mother of learning something new."...
BUG OUT
Say hello to my new cooking kit
Eating is a necessity; but cooking is an art. Especially when you have to do it away from your kitchen. This is what I...
SUPPLIES
25 Survival Uses For Leftover Bacon Grease
If you regularly eat bacon and sausage, you are likely to begin collecting excess bacon grease. Bacon fat is a convenient and flexible provision...
GEAR
12 Things You Forgot to Add to Your Stockpile
Building a survival stockpile is a never-ending task. No matter how much you have, it always seems there’s something more to add. Stockpile a...
Five Emergency Survival Tools
As preppers we strive to acquire skills, knowledge and yes tools that can assist us should we ever be faced with dire circumstances. The...
8 Silent Weapons To Have Against Intruders
Generally speaking, protecting your home and family is a very important activity, but today it seems to be more important than it has ever...
PLANTS
Using Herbal Remedies on the Homestead
The increased obligation you have in your life is one of the greatest advantages of homesteading. You determine what to eat, how to make...
Edible and Non-edible Mushrooms you Find in Forests
The odds are in every SHTF situation that you will have to supplement your diet by foraging for quite a while. Whether you're driving...
9 Natural Remedies for Faster Wound Healing
We can all agree that as we age our skin goes through a lot. In fact, some of us have the scars, wounds, and...
LATEST ARTICLES
How to Safely Store Homemade Broth for 6 Months (No Canning or Freezing Required!)
Usually I think of the fall or winter months when I think of making homemade broth. The main explanation for this is that it also takes a lot of fuel, not only to cook the broth but also to can it. Or, I just...
DIY Mosquito Trap That Really Works!
One of the biggest factors stopping people from enjoying their outdoor spaces in summer time is mosquitoes. Nothing ruins a barbeque in the backyard, or even a relaxing evening outside faster than a swarm of mosquitoes that invade your skin. Although, there are some...
18 Plants That Should Always Be Planted Together
Companion planting can not only help your growing plants thrive, they can also deter pests infestations that can greatly reduce your harvest yield. Grouping together specific plants may also help prevent the depletion of nutrients in the soil.
In fact, some common garden plants curtail...
What Batteries to Use for Solar Storage
This article is being posted to address questions posed by one of the readers, as well as any others who might want to know about batteries for use with solar panels. The main thing is to understand this is an overview and will give...
Water Bath Canning a Pasta Sauce
Preserving Method: Water Bath Canning
Makes about 7 (16 oz) pints or 3 (32 oz) quarts
Full Recipe
YOU WILL NEED
20 lb tomatoes (about 60 medium)
1 cup chopped onion (about 1 large)
8 cloves garlic minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup finely minced; fresh basil
¼ tsp Ball Citric Acid...
How to Adjust the pH in Soil and Water for Abundant Harvests
With respect to plant growth, the pH of the soil in which the plant grows can have a massive impact on yield, so optimizing the pH in soil is important.
Solutions on the pH-scale shown to be 7 are neutral, so pure water would be...
