Slaughter time is not something anyone truly looks forward to, but it is a necessary element in a back-to-basics lifestyle. In order to get the meat you raised, you have to do the “dirty work.” Fortunately, rabbits are one of ...
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Family Ties
This isn’t your typical survival story. The people I’m going to tell you about didn’t make it out alive from an earthquake, they didn’t survive a political upheaval, and they didn’t come out the other end of a financial devastation smelling like roses.
Type II Diabetes: Self Care and Self Treatment
There is good news in, at least in those whose bodies are still producing insulin. We are learning more each day about insulin resistance and how to reduce it. Although all forms of diabetes are thought to be degenerative, progressive, ...
Read More »It’s All About Community
Just as the mainstream media colors conservatives in an unpleasant light, preppers have been portrayed negatively in society as “over the top” and eccentric. Traditional stereotypes of folks who are interested in getting off the grid have included whacked-out commando-type ...
Read More »Meat Cuber and Tenderizer
When our family was a lot younger and we had three children under foot, anything that could help take the work out of food preparation was a prized asset. In those days we saved up and spent the money to ...
Read More »One Second After by William Forstchen
It is one second after an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States, and America is changed forever. William Forstchen gives us a glimpse into a future that is too frighteningly real and possible, leading us through the breakdown in ...
Read More »Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens
Have you ever picked up a book, skimmed through it and thought, “Yes, this is exactly what I’m looking for!” only to get home and find out you’ve bought something with a bunch of fluff and not much substance? That ...
Read More »A Life Remembered
Today is Veteran’s Day. It’s a day to remember the incredible sacrifices that our men and women in uniform have to make on a daily basis to serve and defend our nation. Most of the time they’re on the periphery ...
Read More »Seed to Seed
If you’re looking for a resource book to add to your paper library, then Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth is well worth the price. With over 150 vegetables listed, Seed to ...
Read More »When the World Turned Upside Down
And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. The Talmud This survival story isn’t about the skills and abilities of the people involved that helped them overcome the disaster that hit them that ...
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