R.Ann Paris

Market Garden Strategies for Survival Gardens

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022R.Ann Paris Comment

Preppers can reap some big rewards by applying some of the habits of successful market gardeners and small farmers to our home gardens. See, [...]

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021R.Ann Paris Comment

Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come from the [...]

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021R.Ann Paris 1

Before we get started, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of permanent and raised garden beds. They don’t need any [...]

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020R.Ann Paris Comment

First off, I want to acknowledge that there is no one right gun – not for everyone and not for every task. Firearms [...]

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020R.Ann Paris Comment

Some of us are restricted entirely to small spaces, and some of us have either clay, rock, or sandy soils that are easier [...]

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020R.Ann Paris Comment

Before we get started, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of permanent and raised beds. They don’t need any exaggerations [...]

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019R.Ann Paris Comment

I generally agree with the premise that skills are far more important than stuff, and that knowledge weighs nothing. There are skills that [...]

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019R.Ann Paris Comment

MRE’s enjoy unending popularity within prepper folds, although sometimes the issues – weight, waste, size, and expense – lead us to looking for [...]

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019R.Ann Paris 1

There are lots of ways to produce food, herbs, and medicines, whether we have small properties with just a patio or deck, or [...]

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019R.Ann Paris Comment

For many preppers, static square ranges are the only opportunity to put rounds through the barrel. They do have some limitations, and they [...]

May 16, 2017August 23, 2019R.Ann Paris Comment

When it comes to preparedness – or life in general – there’s a ton to buy. When we can reuse something, it helps. [...]

December 2, 2016June 12, 2021R.Ann Paris Comment

A crisis of any scale is a tough time to either have to learn to do without, or create a lot of work [...]