Beef prices rose more than 10 percent over last year and the Department of Agriculture reports at least another 5 percent increase in 2012. In spite of official White House news that inflation stands at under 2 percent, that isn’t ...
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Consider Basic Needs: The Things You Can’t Live Without
There’s a massive trend in the survivalist community that says that buying guns is the most important thing you can possibly do. Unfortunately, Hollywood may have something to do with that reasoning. While prudently arming yourself is important, the most ...
Read More »Breeding Rabbits for Food
Breeding rabbits for food is a great way to increase your freezer meat without spending a lot of money. The meat is extremely nutritious and easy to prepare. In fact, you can make most of the same dishes with rabbit ...
Read More »Edible Plants, Part 2: What NOT to Eat
Please read this series of articles together to make sense of the logic and information contained within it. The premise article (Part 1) is an important introduction that explains the reasoning for the inclusion of food sources in an extreme ...
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In the wild, the ability to trap, hunt, or fish with the items you have with you is an excellent tool to have in your belt, but in the most extreme situations, by chance or by (inadvertent) choice, you may ...
Read More »The Future of American Agriculture: Genetically Engineered Arrogance and the Threat of the Anti-Life Sciences
Big agriculture and the life sciences industry have developed a symbiotic relationship that has proven fruitful – and profitable – for both sides. The result has been a flood of genetically engineered seeds, animals, and food crops that have entered the food chain since the 1980s, forever revolutionizing the way that farmers produce food for animal and human consumption. Not content to rely on the carefully crafted handiwork of the Creator, scientists working in the tradition started by Dr. Frankenstein so many years ago...
Read More »Medicinal Properties of Ginger Root
Ginger is a strengthening food that has been used for better than two thousand years to maintain health in many Asian cultures. In ancient China, ginger was considered a gift from God and was commonly used to warm and cleanse ...
Read More »GMOs — A Toxic Plume to Rival Your Worst Fears
We have addressed before the threats posed by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the food production system. We say “in the food production system” rather than “in food,” because these GMOs, once introduced into the environment, may have effects far ...
Read More »It’s Time to Revisit Ethanol Production
The concept of bio-fuel is one that many can support. Renewable energy is a growing concern, especially for those who wish to gain independence from reliance on foreign powers and large corporations that control the world’s oil supply. Using bio-fuel ...
Read More »Passport to Survival:Four Foods and More to Use and Store
Reviewed by: Sondra Wollbrinck, www.mom7x.blogspot.com In my humble opinion, Passport to Survival by Esther Dickey is one of the cornerstone books for your “survival” library. We purchased it in 1999 (and unless you were living under a rock, you know ...
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