Personal catastrophes are happening all the time. National and global crises can have a devastating effect on countless people causing hard times for everyone. In recent history, the oil crisis caused a stock market crash in 1973-74… The Iranian Revolution made the recession that hit during the time of President Carter in 1980 worse… A …
Making a stockpile of survival foods to last up to a year. Step by step instructions on stockpiling for 3 days, 3 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 6 months, and a year. We make car insurance in the hope that we may never need it, but when we do it will save us from financial …
As political instability, riots, natural and manmade disasters become more of a threat, people the world over are planning for situations when there may not be enough food available on the shelves of stores, when it won’t be possible to grow your own produce, and when foraged food may be contaminated. So as the Boy …
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Are you prepared for a power outage? A power outage could happen at any time due to weather, accidents, or any other innumerable possibilities. Outages can last from a few minutes to a few days and even weeks. It is hard to imagine what life would be like should the power go out for more …
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When I evacuated my family during the Yale Road fire, I will always remember the fire tornado headed straight for my homestead. I watched in horror as this massive-spinning nightmare tunnel headed straight for my house. A gust of wind came in and pushed it just by my home. It ended up burning down a …
Getting processed foods out of your diet as much as possible is the best way to better health. That means cooking at home, with fresh ingredients from scratch. What do you do if it’s too hot to be cooking? Or, if the power is out due to a storm? Do you just run through the …
Are you ready to go camping this year? Here are some of my favorite tried and true camping tricks to help you get the most fun from your time in the “wild”. The most outdoorsy of us like to go camping all year round, in all kinds of weather. It’s relaxing, and the idea of getting …
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Living “The Amish Lifestyle” is a common phrase these days, especially among homesteaders. To many, it conveys a simpler lifestyle, with whole foods, family, and faith combined into daily living. Many see the Amish as eating only organic foods, not vaccinating their children, living off their land only, and living the life we all dream …
If you are reading this, you are using the internet. And if you are using the internet, you have access somewhere either in your home, or through the coffee shop or at the library. If it’s in your home, or you use the coffee shop on a laptop or smart phone, we need to talk. …
Winter will be here in full force in Indiana quite soon. With daily snow, winds and blizzard conditions at times, it’s important to be prepared. What would you do if you suddenly got caught in a big drift of snow at 11:30 at night during a snowy blizzard? Do you have the things you need …
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