You Will Never Have To Use Yeast Again When Bread Making With This Old School Trick May 18, 2020May 18, 2020TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Take the guesswork out of bread making with this old school trick. In times such as these, we are all looking [...]
Urban Gardening: Grow Anywhere! April 6, 2020June 8, 2022TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden [...]
10 Cool Season Plants You Can Grow Today! March 17, 2020March 17, 2020TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Even though the days are still cool, there are some seeds you can start today. Here are some cool-season vegetables and [...]
How To Make Hand Sanitizer March 14, 2020March 14, 2020TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Taking a few extra precautions this flu season may be just what the doctor ordered. Let’s face it, teaching proper handwashing [...]
All Circuits Are Busy: Emergency Collapse Communications March 11, 2020March 11, 2020TESS PENNINGTON 1 Follow me A “comm down” scenario is a very real threat, and happens more often than not. So, when we are in a [...]
Drink To Your Health: 5 Ways Herbal Tea Benefits and Improves Your Health March 11, 2020March 11, 2020TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Drinking tea has many health benefits, and for many, is quickly becoming the first line of defense when a health boost [...]
8 Recipes For Making Homemade Extracts October 21, 2019October 21, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me There’s nothing like homemade extracts to really bring out the flavor in your baked goods and beverages. Here are 8 delicious, [...]
10 Health Benefits of Sea Salt September 21, 2019September 21, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Sea salt contains the essential trace minerals that your body needs in order to stay healthy. Learn about the 10 health [...]
The Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening: An Infograph September 8, 2019September 11, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me In the aftermath of a event where going outdoors could be dangerous or life threatening, this gardening technique could be your [...]
Foraging For Edible Weeds September 2, 2019September 2, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me When food is scarce, chaos and fear begin to set in. Foraging for food in the most unlikely places can solve [...]
Get a Head Start on Gardening with Cold Frames August 23, 2019August 23, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Using a cold frame is a great way to get a head start on starting your garden or used as a [...]
Alternative Cooking Sources for SHTF Planning March 11, 2019March 11, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me So, the power is out. You have all of this wonderful food stored away but no way to cook it. Before [...]
Fermented Foods: And No, They Won’t Get You Drunk! February 18, 2019February 18, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Fermented foods are a staple in many cultures and are one of the oldest preservation methods. The earliest evidence of winemaking [...]
Off-Grid Canning Techniques January 25, 2019January 25, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Canning is a valuable skill because it’s completely low-tech. If you have a way to boil water, you have a way [...]
Checklist For Winterizing Your Home November 28, 2018TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Winter disaster scenarios are not something you want to take lightly. In a worst-case scenario, you could be off the grid [...]
25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them In Your Pantry Now October 9, 2018TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me One of my favorite phrases that I tell new preppers is that “your preps are your lifeline.” We must put measures [...]
20 Medicinal Herbs That I Have in My Prepper Garden July 17, 2017February 23, 2025TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates So, many of you may be asking why I want [...]
50 Clever Ways to Reuse Your Trash and Not Play into the Throw-Away Society June 14, 2017August 23, 2019TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me What a wasteful society we have become. We would much rather throw away items than find another use for them. Will today’s [...]
SHTF Survival: 10 Survival Tools That Should Be In Your Survival Pack June 12, 2017July 29, 2022TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Let’s be honest, survival is not something you want to gamble your life on. Meeting your basic needs during a disaster is [...]
Urban Survival : When the Cities Fall Apart These Strategies Will Keep You Alive April 10, 2017July 24, 2020TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Collectively speaking, there are many of us who have been preparing for emergencies and have read our fair share of prepper fiction [...]
No Yard? No Problem! You Can STILL Grow Food! February 16, 2017July 29, 2022TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Everyone is talking about growing their own food. Lots of people are starting backyard gardens, filling pots on balconies and patios, [...]
Sustainable Gardening: What To Do Before You Plant Your Seedlings February 13, 2017March 27, 2021TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me To live more sustainably, I have a small garden bed in my backyard to grow food for my family. Although it isn’t [...]
Hay and Straw Bale Gardening: Everything You Wanted to Know for the Best Bounty Ever February 8, 2017October 31, 2019TESS PENNINGTON 2 Follow me Two years ago, we moved into a house that had an abandoned garden; and to put it bluntly, the garden was [...]
3 Backyard Livestock Breeds Every Home Should Have February 3, 2017July 15, 2022TESS PENNINGTON Comment Follow me Given the state of our economy, many suburbanites and rural homeowners are resorting to raising their own small livestock in order to slash their [...]