In the Civil War Era, food was scarce and often the solders had to fight on empty belly. Even so, those times of need showed us that human ingenuity can prevail even resources are low. As you will see, the Read More …
In the old days people had to struggle to provide a meat dish for their families. Although now meat can be found in every grocery store, back then few people had access to quality meat. In fact, some of the Read More …
If you are carnivorous, just like me, you need your meat dishes and you can’t go more than a week without meat on your table. For decades, people were able to improvise and diversify their meat dishes using what little Read More …
Before we jump to the ‘how to get rid of carpenter bees’ part, I think it’s important that we learn a little more about these important insects. These carpenter bees are most commonly seen flying throughout your yard during spring months. Read More …
Salt storage is one of those less-than-glamorous topics for a preparedness blog but there’s no denying how useful and necessary salt is. Food grade salt is a combination of the elements Sodium and Chloride or NaCL. These two elements play Read More …
Surviving 25 to 30 years off of stored survival food is just not realistic for a lot of us. Instead, there are 3 prepper food levels that I believe everyone can stockpile quickly. These levels will also increase your survivability. Read More …
If you’re at all familiar with the world of prepping for natural disasters or other life-changing, cataclysmic events, you may have made some simple provisions of your own. You’ve decided that having a bug out bag is a good idea; Read More …
Making a log cabin in the woods generally involves the use of lumber that is sourced from the local area. Consequently, the structural framework of the cabin will be determined by the types of trees that are available. It’s important to Read More …
From “The Complete Book of Composting” Copyright 1960 by J. I. Rodale USING COMPOST FOR TREES Start right from the very beginning. Use compost to start and nourish your tree. We cannot recommend commercial, chemical fertilizers which do not add Read More …
Beans are a major part of our long term food storage and curiosity about grinding them into a usable flour finally got the best of us. From what I have researched, you can grind any bean into flour. You can Read More …
