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What does beer, bread, vinegar, black tea, cheese, chocolate, crème fraîche, soy sauce and pickles have in common?  They are all fermented foods. Today we primarily think of fermentation as the result of adding something, typically powdered yeast or what ...

What are you working on to increase your preparedness and survival planning and skills? Amping up your food storage? Building a root cellar? Installing solar panels? How about cleaning your house? Cleaning house? That is not a prepper skill! But ...

If you are looking for a good, solid handgun for home protection or to wear as a sidearm while hunting or trekking through the woods, a .45 is a good choice.  Whether you are trying to ward off a home ...

What makes a person a survivalist? What mental attributes and worldview does a survivalist have that allows him or her to continue striving over and above others that may be more intelligent, have more book sense, or be better equipped ...

When it comes to self-defense, common sense should be the number one strategy for protecting yourself and your loved ones. Unless you live in Mayberry and Andy is your sheriff, most everywhere else you go has some sort of criminal ...

The holiday season this year is bringing two unwanted gifts.  The first is that unemployment benefits will end – truly end – for millions of Americans who are still unable to find work.  The second is that in the face ...

If you thought of one thing that the government was doing or attempting to do, what would you consider the most serious threat to your well-being? You could point to health care and say that government usurpation of your right ...

Underwater homes, lousy economic outlook, and no jobs means no recovery If you believed the rosy projections, a turnaround in the housing market was supposed to be just around the corner.  Sales tipped up briefly in June, and hopeful souls ...

In our civilized society we use many names for a bathroom, don’t we? All these euphemisms to describe the place everyone on earth uses several times a day and quite honestly, the room we are unable to live without. It’s ...

Coping with the world is an ongoing challenge.  When disasters, adversities, and frustrations come up, it can be easy to give into despondency, despair, and self-doubt.  Fortunately, throughout the Bible you will find verse after verse reminding you of the ...