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5 Ways of Purifying Water for Drinking in an Emergency Situation
Guest post by Josh “Mad Thrad” Campbell As you probably already know, purifying water for drinking is extremely important, because your life literally depends on your ability to produce water that is...
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How to Cook Dandelion Roots
Dandelion is one of the most recognizable and widespread edible plants. You know that weed that pops up in your yard every spring with its sunny yellow flowers? That lovely yellow flower that then...
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Book Review: The Prepper’s Cookbook
Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition has a new food storage cookbook out: The Prepper’s Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals. The book...
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Food Storage in Pantry Cans
Most food storage companies that sell in the gallon sized #10 cans also have a smaller can size available. They are known by various names and are actually slightly different sizes depending on the...
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Edible and Non-Edible Berries
Guest Post by Kent Page McGroarty Should you ever find yourself stranded in the wilderness and are looking for food, it’s important to already have a working knowledge of what you can and cannot...
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How To Can Green Beans: The Illustrated Guide
Canning green beans in all their varieties is one of the easiest pressure canning projects you can do. Beans are a super-producer most gardening years, and canning them is one of the best ways to...
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7 Steps To Store Food For a Natural Disaster
photo by Robert Benner Sr. Guest post by Dirk Puckett. Many people recognize the wisdom of preparing for a natural disaster by storing up extra food. However, it can be tricky to figure out exactly...
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Extracting Honey from Our Bee Hives
After three years of trying bees, we are finally extracting honey from the hives this fall! It’s not too hard (read: I had sweet husband do most of it), and quite fascinating. And since I didn’t...
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Saving Carrot Seeds
Saving carrot seeds is a two year process. Like many other root crops including onions and beets, carrots are biennials. This means the first year they are planted, they do not seed. They will...
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Drying Herbs in a Dehydrator: Parsley, Oregano, Basil
Storing herbs is a great way to add flavor variety to your stored foods. Growing herbs in an herb garden can provide fabulous fresh herbs during growing season. Usually, there is plenty of herb...
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Saving Onion Seeds
Saving onion seeds might seem a little mysterious. I’ve grown onions for years and never had them “go to seed” like my lettuce or spinach plants do. That’s because like carrots, onions are biennial....
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A Cookbook for Your Garden and Wild Game plus a Giveaway!
I recently had the opportunity to test out Recipes and Tips for Sustainable Living by Stacy Harris from Game and Garden. This book is part recipe book and part how-to guide on living back to basics...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 25: Taking the Mystery Out of Sprouting
Episode 25: Taking the Mystery Out of Sprouting Listen here! In today’s episode we take the mystery out of sprouting! I discuss why you want to learn to sprout, what you’ll need to get started, and...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 26: Short Term and Long Term Food...
Episode 26: Short Term and Long Term Food Storage Listen here! Getting started with food storage isn’t as hard as it might seem. In this episode I discuss the difference between short and long term...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 36: Introduction to Dehydrating
Episode 36: Introduction to Dehydrating Listen here! I love dehydrating, and today’s podcast is all about drying food! Why dehydrate and what you need to get started dehydrating. We also discuss how...
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Make Your Own Homemade Survival Bars Even Better
You may remember that almost five years ago we made these homemade survival bars. With approximately 2000 calories total, low cost, and long shelf life, these are a fantastic addition to your vehicle...
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The I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge
I got a call from my baby sister the other day asking what my plans were for Thanksgiving this year. If any of you know us, you know we don’t usually have plans for next week, much less for some...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags
Episode 37: Long Term Food Storage in Mylar Bags Listen here! What’s the big deal about storing food in Mylar bags? Easy, inexpensive, and shiny! This podcast covers everything you need to know...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 38: Storing Food in #10 Cans and Buckets
Long Term Food Storage in #10 Cans and Buckets Listen here! What are the advantages and disadvantages of storing food in #10 cans or buckets? Which would be better for your food storage? Couple this...
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Replacing Lunch Meat with Real Meat
When we need a sandwich for lunch we skip the processed lunch meats and go for real meat instead. Lunch meats from the store are laden with additives and just go bad in my refrigerator waiting for...
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