Food production is an important part of prepping. As I write this in May 2020, COVID has motivated a lot of people to plant a garden. But when’s the best time to put it in? Advice on when to plant… Continue Reading
Survival Seed Kits are a popular prepper item. Theory of use is straightforward: You buy one kit of heirloom seeds and store it, either room temp or frozen, until needed. Then you whip it out, plant the seeds, and you’re… Continue Reading
Here I am, about to go slice up some zucchini to dehydrate and contemplating what of my summer garden should now be cleaned up. The two are related. If I want zucchini next year too (and I do), I need… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year in my neck of the woods where neighbors might sneak bags of zucchini or tomatoes onto your porch at night. They’re easy and popular garden vegetables, so there’s often a superabundance in mid-season. They grow… Continue Reading
Growing food also means fighting for it. You may or may not have trouble with humans who want to “share”, but you will absolutely have insects trying to burrow into your foods. Salty and I don’t use manufactured pesticides, which… Continue Reading
It’s been wet in northeast Missouri this spring. Very wet. I drive past lakes that are supposed to be cornfields, and listen to the woes of my gardening friends who planted in lowlands. Planted three times this spring, after two… Continue Reading
When you think prepping, having food on hand comes easily to mind. Good, because that’s hugely important. Something that’s easier to overlook is how prepping of that food will change in emergency situations. Is your kitchen set up with the… Continue Reading
The preparations to supply yourself with this lovely food source started years ago when you planted the cherry tree. Yesterday the tree was red and laden with nearly perfect fruit. You approach, bucket and ladder in hand….and find a tree… Continue Reading
Salty and I have a rural bug-out location (BOL) and weekend hangout. We’ve been developing it a bit at a time for years. The first thing we did was put in a pond. The next thing that happened was erosion… Continue Reading
Perennial food production is a wonderful prep. You can put in the work now and have food show up reliably into the foreseeable future. Fruit trees are a great example. Not only do they provide high quality food come good… Continue Reading
Surely The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI) at least would free us of the need to cut the lawn? Surely the Yard Police and Home Owners Association jerks would be the first to fall to the… Continue Reading
Perennial plants are a prepper’s best friend. You can put them in when you have the time, resources, and convenient shopping options. Then with minimal additional effort on your part, the food shows up year after year. Delivery trucks not… Continue Reading
First, No Planting of Gorillas in any sense! They’re very nifty organisms and quite endangered, plus as strong as four of you, so just leave ’em alone, ok? Also, in no way about humans engaging in unconventional warfare. Guerrilla planting… Continue Reading
Corn. I don’t know about where you live, but there is a lot of corn around here, any time of year. If you’re in the middle of the United States and not in a city, there’s probably a lot of corn… Continue Reading
Fruit trees are a key part of our long term preps, and are major sources of food for us both here at the in-town location and out at “The Place”. Every spring, at about this time, we get ready to… Continue Reading