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Imagine bringing home a bounty after a trip to the neighborhood farmer’s market, piling those fresh fruits and veggies in baskets you yourself have made using...

Occasionally you cannot avoid an aggressive encounter with an animal in the wild (or in the neighborhood or backyard), so here’s what you need to do...

An important aspect of living off the grid is being able to supply your family with adequate food and nutrition. That can be accomplished by growing...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is taking advantage of the current controversy over the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate to raise campaign funds....

I have friends, both conservative and liberal, who are focused on disasters which may await us: terrorism, government oppression,  global financial collapse and anarchy, peak oil,...

There are few things in survival that are more important than water.  The body can survive without food for a few days, but it cannot go...

ORLANDO, FL – The Department of Homeland Security announced a pilot program aimed at speeding airline passengers through pre-flight security checks is expanding to Orlando and...

During the first several years of my marriage, a well-meaning member of my husband's family gave me an ugly Christmas sweater. Lacking the heart to re-gift...

Some users of Facebook suggest that they change the site constantly simply to keep their employees busy. If you take advantage of Facebook, you understand this...

A 2012 California Ballot Initiative that would require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and food ingredients is gaining momentum.And if the initiative is passed by...