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 blemishes to prove it! Maybe an old scar from a bike ride gone wrong in our youth, or a faded...

How to Consume Oak – Nature’s Powerhouse

Man is inextricably tied up with the great oak tree and its many varieties. In the most bleak times of our early history and even in more recent years, this great tree has given us a life. Based on archaeological evidence it’s interesting that we find...

16 Items FEMA Tells You to Stockpile and Why

Those of us who are part of the prepping and survival community tend to look down our noses at the government’s emergency response agency, FEMA. Granted, there’s plenty of reason for this, as FEMA doesn’t exactly have an exemplary record for quick response and...

18 Survival Apps That Could Save Your Life

In today’s digital age, one of the most important gadgets that we have on our phones. We bring our phones with us almost all the time and we usually use them to send messages, take pictures, check our emails, and play games. However, we...

What the Pioneers Stockpiled To Survive Winter

What does your food supply mean for winter? Likely not much. You won't see any fresh produce supplied locally, but modern global supply networks can cope with that. If it is too cold to grow local fruits and vegetables they can simply be imported from warmer...

Delicious Recipes Using Cattails – “The Supermarket of the Swamp”

Cattails (Typha latifolia) are among Earth's most versatile plants. With good reason it is called the "Supermarket of the Swamp," because it can be used in all four seasons. They even inspired the motto of the Boy Scouts: "You name it, and we’ll make...