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
Garden Planning As you sit around contemplating your belly button during the nationwide shutdown, maybe make use of some that time to figure out what you can grow this year in your garden beds. Online seed sources sold out?… 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
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
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
Home food production is an important prepper ability. It’s also one that takes preparation on the front end, both in having materials and knowing how to use them. The best way to be good at gardening is to keep one… Continue Reading
Here’s a Catch-22 for the prepper: Many disasters might make it necessary to produce one’s own food to have all you need. Also, many disasters make it harder to produce food by their impacts on the weather. How can preppers… Continue Reading
This is my third year watering gardens from drip irrigation systems, and I’ve been very pleased with it. It saves water, time, frustration. It stretches a dinky little half inch thunderstorm into two good waterings. Most importantly, it saves food… Continue Reading
If you’ve read much here at 3BY, it won’t surprise you to hear that Salty and I think gardens are a really valuable prep for many kinds of emergencies. Raised bed gardens are particularly productive, being filled with good soil… Continue Reading
Cables and gas lines run in a lot of places you might not expect, and preppers (along with everybody else) need to know where services cross our properties. Maybe your neighborhood’s gotten rough and you feel a need for a… Continue Reading
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I despise shopping. Except for garden seeds. Seeds are not just Stuff; they’re a world of Possibility. For mere pocket change, often less than a dollar, you can pick up a packet of seeds that can feed you and yours… Continue Reading