11 Survival Uses for Coat Hangers
Let me start this article with a real jaw-dropper: coat hangers aren’t used solely for hanging clothes. Mind-blowing, isn’t it? Truth is that I really wanted to write this...
DIY SHTF Healing Salve
When I grew up my mother and father seemed to have a salve for everything (which we pronounced 'sav'). When I and my siblings fell over, they applied a...
7 Mistakes To Avoid When Harvesting Rain Water
Storage of emergency water is essential to any system of preparedness. Your ability to access and clean water sources will assure you have the water your family needs in...
12 Pioneer Skills We Can’t Afford to Lose
The pioneers brought very little with them when they came to settle the wild frontier of North America. Many had basic knowledge or understanding of the careers they left...
The 5 Seeds That You Need to Stockpile in Your Pantry
The world is already struggling with food supply and crop management. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) foresaw a general global climate warming over the next few decades....
Trees That Can Be Tapped For Sap And Syrup
Even though Europeans knew how to tap trees, do you know, it was the American Indian who discovered how to make maple syrup? (Around 1660)
The sap was considered to...
If You See This Plant, Whatever You Do Don’t Touch It!
This plant is called giant hogweed, and the buds are pretty white flowers that give it a completely innocuous appearance. Make no mistake, folks, to touch this plant!
Children are...
15 Survival Uses for Bentonite Clay
Do you know the various uses of Bentonite clay? This natural mineral clay has the potential to filter out water, soil and our bodies from toxins, bacteria, viruses, and...
61 Fruits and Veggies You Can Grow in Buckets
I have a small lot with two big oak trees, and some fruit trees I have planted. And there's plenty of daylight, and rake leaves. But much of the...
How to Consume Oak – Nature’s Powerhouse
Man is inextricably tied up with the great oak tree and its many varieties. In the most bleak times of our early history and even in more recent years,...
