8 Edible Backyard Plants And Their Poisonous Lookalikes
In a survival situation, many wild plants grow near your home which are edible and useful. Some are fairly obscure, while others are well known, such as dandelion. Since...
How To Tell The Difference Between The Healing “Queen Anne’s Lace” And Deadly “Hemlock”
The edible and healing Queen Anne's Lace is a member of the same family as the poisonous Hemlock and the plants and are similar in appearance. When using a...
How To Prepare Medicinal Pickled Garlic
Medicinal Pickled Garlic
I learned how my grandmother, who was always ready to treat us with her self-made remedies, would prepare medicinal pickled garlic. Garlic helps to treat sore throats,...
Makeshift Grill Ideas: Cooking When the Grid Goes Down
I was inspired to write this post while watching my favorite TV show, the Walking Dead. My husband and I only watch one TV show and this one, while...
Feeding During SHTF – Bread Options
A crisis of some scale is a hard time either learning to live without, or making a great deal of work for ourselves. We can still have stuff with...
More on Blackout Foods
Oh, how I love food! Let me count the ways. Actually, I don’t like food-food, but the homemade variety. And nothing beats a meal cooked during an SHTF situation....
How To Repackage Foods in Mylar Bags With Oxygen Absorbers For Long Term Survival
Shelf-life varies, depending on storage and food conditions. Typically you can see an indicated range for shelf-life. Rice is classified as 15-30 years, for example, and some sources estimate...
SHTF Foods – How to Pickle Navy Style
As a full-blooded prepper, I’ve always been looking for ways to make my food last longer. Sure, buying stuff like honey, white vinegar, and baking soda, get you a...
How To Make Ash Cakes – The Ultimate Pioneer Food
They're saying soldiers are marching on their bellies. Yet, 200 years ago soldiers did not have the means to keep their food fresh on the long journeys they faced....
Blackout Recipes
One thing you learn as a prepper is that any new skill you acquire will come handy one day, cooking including. Sure, not all of us have the talent...
