Start Gardening Differently
Preparedness and self-sufficiency usually turns to food production at some point. Whether we’re old hats or just getting started, there are some set standards
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AuthorR.Ann Paris
Trail Foods from History – Food Preservation Ideas
One of the challenges that regularly comes up when we talk about bug-outs is food for our bug out packs, and even food to
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Prepper Hacks – Jumpstart That Survival Garden
Spring Into Planting (Early & Anywhere) Hopefully we’ve all sited or started making notes of where we want to plant, expand, shore-up and
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Lessons from History – Victory Garden Advice That Applies To Everything
Looking back at past history, recent and far removed, can help prepare us in all parts of life. In some cases, early conventional
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Market Garden Strategies for Survival Gardens
Preppers can reap some big rewards by applying some of the habits of successful market gardeners and small farmers to our home gardens. See,
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Square Foot Gardening – Waste of Time for Preppers?
Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come from the
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The Pros and Cons of Raised Garden Beds
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
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Gun Buying Considerations Guide
First off, I want to acknowledge that there is no one right gun – not for everyone and not for every task. Firearms
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Productive & Easy Container Gardening
Some of us are restricted entirely to small spaces, and some of us have either clay, rock, or sandy soils that are easier
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Raised Beds – Pro-Con Fact -check
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
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Skills – Stuff: When Stuff Matters More
I generally agree with the premise that skills are far more important than stuff, and that knowledge weighs nothing. There are skills that
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DIY MRE Alternatives
MRE’s enjoy unending popularity within prepper folds, although sometimes the issues – weight, waste, size, and expense – lead us to looking for
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Prepper Gardens – Vertical Expansion
There are lots of ways to produce food, herbs, and medicines, whether we have small properties with just a patio or deck, or
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Practical Prep: Range Tips
For many preppers, static square ranges are the only opportunity to put rounds through the barrel. They do have some limitations, and they
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Garden Hacks – Repurpose Everyday Items
When it comes to preparedness – or life in general – there’s a ton to buy. When we can reuse something, it helps.
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Feeding the Beast During SHTF – Bread Options
A crisis of any scale is a tough time to either have to learn to do without, or create a lot of work
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