Homesteading and Back to Basics

Thia is a guest post by Nate Smith If you have made the decision that you would like to try your hand at keeping some chickens in your backyard, there are a few considerations that you might want to make first, and although you have probably thought of some of these, there just might be [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Michael C I noticed that many people on this blog want to store milk, vegetables, seeds and medication in a refrigerated atmosphere but have yet to buy 2 refrigerators. Remember the “two is one and one is none” motto; you need 2 ways [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Tony It doesn’t take an SHTF event for you to need your preparations. In fact, there is another danger looming over the heads of many in America that could drastically change their lives on any given day. That is unemployment. Fourteen million people [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Chris J When I bring up survival or preparedness to my friends, family, or co-workers, most just scoff and say things like “Well, I can keep food on my table by hunting.” Apparently, they think that they are the only ones with this [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  Gayle from Gainesville What is the perfect survival food? Before we can arrive at a satisfactory answer to this question we must first agree on a criterion of perfection with respect to foodstuffs. I wish to suggest that the perfect survival food must remain [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest By Rex J I’ve had the benefit and privilege of knowing several people, including family members that survived the “Great Depression”, and of hearing how they did it. Most of my family knew how to farm, hunt, fish, and trade. Today, however, I [...]

A guest post by Karen [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] In a busy [...]

A guest post by Cliff W [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] I recently [...]

A guest post by Bitsy [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] Like many preppers, [...]