So you like mushrooms, do you? You have tasted a variety of them in your favorite dishes and now you want to emulate those creations at home? As someone who is working more and more toward going off the grid ...
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Vegetable Storage: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Here is a hypothetical situation that some of you may have thought about in the past. You are self-sufficient, either relying very little or not at all upon pre-packaged food. In point of fact, you grow your own. Living off ...
Read More »Food Safety Protocols
The recent scare over contaminated, salmonella-containing eggs has many folks wondering if there’s any way to protect ourselves from the bacteria that can get into our foods. It seems every year there’s several mass recalls of everything ranging from fruits ...
Read More »The Next Generation of Meals-Ready-to-Eat
Part of being prepared for anything means knowing what you are preparing for. If you live in a hurricane, tornado or earthquake-prone area, although you don’t know when one will hit, you do know that when one does, power and ...
Read More »Christians and their Patriotic Dilemma
In the face of unrelenting war and military actions that span globally, Christians are confronted with a difficult moral dilemma. Is it possible for Christians today to devote themselves to both God and to a civil authority that authorizes the ...
Read More »Let’s Get Ready for Fall Crops and Hunts
Labor Day is a reminder that it’s that time of year here in the South—people start getting ready to plant their fall crops and preparing for hunting season. Depending on where you live, this preparation may take place sooner or ...
Read More »Intro to Chicken Farming
If, as part of your emergency preparedness, you have been considering options for creating a long- term, sustainable food source, chicken farming has proven to be one of the best. As an ongoing source of nutrient-rich eggs and lean meat, ...
Read More »Feeding Baby
If you had to think about some of the biggest expenses a family may have, it would be those associated with infants. Okay, maybe teenagers drain the pocketbook dry, but at least you can make them get a job! So ...
Read More »How To Create A Food Storage Supply For You And Your Spouse … For As Little As $5 Per Week
People who live in America rarely consider the need for building up a food supply to offset a national crisis, such as a devastating war or a natural disaster, simply because food in the United States is so readily available ...
Read More »Five Secrets to a Productive Garden
If you’re considering a food garden as part of your long range emergency preparedness plans, the number one piece of advice you need embrace is: “Do your research.” The rules for successful gardening are very much local. Even the best ...
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