How to Make Your Own Pemmican
I’ve long wanted to try pemmican but in my search for recipes, I found ‘virtual tons’ of them. After having the time and
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Food Crisis Worsens: California Drought Causes Increase In UNPLANTED Farm Land
The amount of unplanted farmland in California is increasing, making the food supply crisis even worse. The drought is causing farmers to refrain
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Gardening in Arid Environments
We talk about gardening a lot on this site. Maybe you live in a temperate climate with ample rainfall and workable soil. Gardening will probably
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Foraging For Mayapples
Mayapple fruits are ripe when they are as yellow as a lemon, and are soft and slightly wrinkled. Their ripening time usually occurs
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How to Fish and Not Only Survive… But Thrive
Fishing is one of the best ways of getting ample protein in a complete apocalyptic scenario. There’s plenty of water around, but not everyone
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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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FOOD APOCALYPSE: The world has just 10 weeks’ worth of wheat left
In less than three weeks, wheat could disappear from store shelves, suggested a food insecurity expert to the United Nations. Sara Menker, the CEO
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5 Nutritious, fast-growing vegetables that you need in your home garden
Not all vegetables take several months to mature. Even if you’re not an experienced gardener, there are plenty of vegetables that you can harvest
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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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BREAD MAKING OPTIONS WHEN YOU HAVE NO YEAST
Much to the dismay of preppers everywhere, yeast does expire. It loses the ability to make bread rise, as it’s a living culture.
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Empty shelves reported at grocery stores across the U.S. as supply chain, omicron and weather issues converge
It’s beginning to look a lot like the early days of the pandemic in grocery stores across America, as store shelves are once
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How to Make Home Canned Ham
In a totally different stratosphere from Spam, the cans of flaked ham and the big pear-shaped cans of ham that you get from
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These Food Essentials Should Be in Every Bug Out Bag
Preparing to bug out on foot requires physical fitness and lightweight calorie-dense foods to get you to your destination. Be sure to include
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Food preservation tips: What kinds of food can you dehydrate?
There is almost no easier way to preserve food than to dry it. Used for thousands of years to extend the shelf-life of food without
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How to Grow Strawberries
Sweet, juicy strawberries are not only a sure sign that the summer growing season has arrived, but they are also a very popular
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How to Grow Blackberries
Blackberries are a sweet tasty treat that can easily be grown in a home garden. The perennial plants will provide plenty of fresh
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Prepper recipes: How to make hardtack, a long-lasting survival food
Hardtack is a hard biscuit made of flour, water and salt. It is a long-lasting food that’s perfect for long-term emergencies. In fact,
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Prepper’s food delight: Fruits and vegetables you can grow in your own garden
The ability to feed yourself and your family when SHTF is very important, so you may want to learn how to grow your
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USDA says “megadrought” threatens American corn, soybean yields, worsening food shortages
A recent crop tour conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found that conditions are worsening for the nation’s corn and soybean crops. Excessive heat
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In a post-SHTF world, mushrooms and seaweed may help you survive
Foods like mushrooms, seaweed and sugar from leaves may be the best way to create a sustainable diet in extreme SHFT situations, such as
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Canning Pumpkin
Canning pumpkin is a great way to add more nutrition to your food pantry. Aside from making pies, pumpkin can be added to
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California and Nevada Are Now 100% in Drought
California and Nevada are 100% in drought. Direct from Drought.gov: After two water years of dry conditions, both California and Nevada are now
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Prepper Pantry Recipe: Creamy Bean Soup
Beans are great to stock up on for a future SHTF event. Most soups are creamy thanks to the addition of dairy, but
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