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We have a cabin in Michigan that’s entirely heated with a cast-iron, wood-burning stove. It wasn’t long after we installed it that we came face-to-face with the realities of heating a whole house with one, wood-fired heat source. Some rooms ...

Anyone living in a forested area with sufficient acreage and access should consider a wood-burning stove as a heating source. The challenge, though, is knowing which wood burns best, hottest and the longest. Some soft woods like birch and pine ...

Any thoughts about stockpiling foods in the event of a catastrophic emergency are dominated by two simple words: Shelf life. Some foods lose their nutritional value over time; others can become rancid or even dangerous if microbial or fungal growth ...

I have been gathering wild fruits, vegetables and other wild, edible plants for more than 40 years. Every walk I take into a field or forest presents me with new combinations and possibilities for something that can be consumed as ...

My great-grandfather was a logger in Michigan during the 1890s. It was tough, physical labor, and his physical condition was excellent. There are descriptions of lumberjacks having muscles like ropes on their backs. He ate locally sourced foods, both vegetable ...

When I talk to friends about preparedness, the conversation usually focuses on food storage and self-defense. I’m the one who brings up topics like water collection and filtration, medical supplies and knowledge, and the one subject that makes them either ...

Many foods in long-term food storage are dry goods. These are foods like pasta or rice that are dried and then cooked in water to varying degrees. However, there’s a broader category of dehydrated foods that includes vegetables and meat ...

The breast feathers of a goose have a unique capability. Geese often spend their time in waters just above freezing. Their ability to maintain their warmth is to a large degree based on the thick layer of fat that surrounds ...

Our greatest priority in preparedness should be long-term food storage, simply because any catastrophic event will affect the supply chain and food will quickly become scarce. But while food storage has significant value and provides us all with a level ...

Living off the grid with a significant degree of self-sufficiency appeals to many of us. I have numerous friends who have successfully left behind a life of mortgage payments, relentless bills and the trappings of materialism. I’ve even renovated a ...