Traditional food preservation and storage methods have seen an uptick in popularity in the past decade, as people show an interest in learning how the native people of America preserved food and kept it safe for later consumption without refrigeration. ...
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‘Living Fences’: The Way Smart Homesteaders Get Extra Food, Fodder & Fuel
A quick drive through the countryside provides a glimpse at perfect fields, some still outlined with old growth trees. While the sight is common, more and more of these fence rows are being uprooted for modern fencing and big agricultural ...
Read More »Clover: The ‘Annoying’ Little Weed That Is Edible, Tasty, And Nutritious, Too
Clover is a hardy perennial that has escaped cultivation and grows wild along roadsides and in fields, pastures and gardens across North America. The tough little plant gets short shrift these days, and many gardeners consider it nothing but a ...
Read More »4 Subtle Mistakes That Could Spoil Your Stockpile (No. 3 Is Easiest To Correct)
It happens in households across the United States every day. A trip to the grocery store is unpacked at home with the goal of simply getting things put away and the chore completed. Fresh, shiny new cans of fruits and ...
Read More »Everyday Carry: The 5 Dumbest, Craziest Mistakes People Make (Do No. 4 And You May Lose All Your Gear)
In a way, our everyday carry kit is our bodyguard: It’s always with us to keep us safe. But even bodyguards make mistakes, and the EDC is one aspect of survival that needs to be fine-tuned. One way of adjusting ...
Read More »The 10-Week Budget Grocery Guide To Building A 3-Month Food Stockpile
Our world seems to be in a violent tailspin and its occupants are watching and waiting, hoping for the best, but expecting the worse. The uncertainty has prompted many families to create stockpiles of food and water, along with ...
Read More »Hours In Line And Then An ID And Fingerprint Scan — Just To BUY GROCERIES
Grocery shopping has become a nightmare for citizens in Venezuela, as consumers have to stand in line for hours to get into government-controlled markets, simply to buy small amounts of rationed goods on certain days. Citizens even have to use ...
Read More »They’re So Desperate For Food They’re Eating CATS AND DOGS Off The Street
Citizens in one Western country are hunting pigeons, cats and even dogs for food because of an economic crisis that has emptied supermarket shelves and led to lengthy blackouts. Ramon Muchacho, mayor of the Chacao region in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, ...
Read More »The Benefits Of Raising A Hog On Your Homestead
May 9th, 2016 Video courtesy of Becky’s Homestead Becky tells you how much it cost to raise a pig and explains how she gets the hog to the butcher and shows you how much meat you get from one pig. She ...
Read More »6 Questions Your Better Answer Before Choosing A Food Stockpile Room
What do you think of when someone says they have a stockpile room? Is it the zombie apocalypse or World War 3 that comes to mind? With me, it’s simple preparedness. Maybe it was the seven years I spent associated ...
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