(For our regular readers, I’m sorry you’ve heard so little from me of late. Work got extra tricky while we were dealing with the pandemic disruptions, and I just didn’t have the mental energy. I hope you’ve all been getting… Continue Reading
Food Storage Basics Putting together a food pantry isn’t difficult, but doing it right involves a bit of planning. You do not need to order a pallet’s worth of specially packaged, and expensive, survival foods. Instead, you can amass a… Continue Reading
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
Food During my recent move, I was drawing down some stocked items. One of the things we decided to consume and restock post move, was a bunch of Spam that I had acquired from 2011 to 2014. My wife, who… Continue Reading
As coronavirus numbers continue to climb, people are scrambling to stock up on food. Seriously, last week Salty saw some cans of freeze-dried stuff we bought at $12 selling for three times that. Profiteering much? He was just browsing from… Continue Reading
Just in time for fall deer hunting season, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report that deer infected with tuberculosis can transmit that disease to humans. Knowing how to avoid infection is important any time you… 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
There’s food in them there hills. Not enough to live off of for long unless you’ve got serious skills and experience; but absolutely enough to add value, flavor, scarce nutrients, and variety to a diet. Foraging is also a great… 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
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
Prepping for food allergies and sensitivities If you’re not inclined to be a label reader you might not have noticed … but many prepper foods are pretty big on the ‘processed’ scale. The problem is that means there are… Continue Reading
Five Super Cheap Preps For Any Budget Being low on cash doesn’t mean you have to be low on preparedness. There are many things you can do to improve your situation, come what may, even if you’re ‘ramen noodles and… Continue Reading
Grains of various description are a staple of many preppers’ long term food storage. As they should be. Grains are at the heart of most people’s diets (store what you eat). They’re compact calories that, as a group, adapt well… 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