Tess Pennington

Tess Pennington is the author of The Prepper's Blueprint, a comprehensive guide that uses real-life scenarios to help you prepare for any disaster. Because a crisis rarely stops with a triggering event the aftermath can spiral, having the capacity to cripple our normal ways of life. The well-rounded, multi-layered approach outlined in the Blueprint helps you make sense of a wide array of preparedness concepts through easily digestible action items and supply lists.

Tess is also the author of the highly rated Prepper's Cookbook, which helps you to create a plan for stocking, organizing and maintaining a proper emergency food supply and includes over 300 recipes for nutritious, delicious, life-saving meals. 

Visit her web site at ReadyNutrition.com for an extensive compilation of free information on preparedness, homesteading, and healthy living.

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Ask Tess: Can My Vegetable Oil Go Bad?

Due to the fat content in cooking oils, overtime rancidity could be an issue. A reader asks if oils really do go bad.

10 Delicious Ways to Infuse Honey

Infusing honey with fruit or herbs is a great way to add enhanced taste to honey, as well as additional health benefits. Here are ten delicious infused honey to start out with and some ways that you can add infused honey to your foods. Enjoy!

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10,000 Facebook Likes Epic Giveaway

You won’t want to miss this epic summer giveaway. Some of the biggest brand names in self-reliant and outdoor living have kindly donated prizes. With one thousand dollars in prizes, you could be one of the 26 winners! Sign up today!

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6 Ways to Naturally Protect Your Skin From the Sun

The are are ways to naturally boost your skin’s resistance to the sun by adding foods that have sources of carotenoids, Omega-3’s and antioxidants can help reduce skin irritations, boost your skin’s immunity to sunlight and help stop cancer development.

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Honey Packed Peaches

Honey can be used for more than sweetening your tea and making baked goods. It is also a great way to preserve foods with it too. Try this tasty recipes of honey packed peaches. Mmmmm, good.

The Natural Pantry: A Long-Term Storage Guide for Honey

Honey has the capacity to last a lifetime – but there is no guarantee it will. If improperly stored, it can crystallize, ferment and go bad. This article will explain, what, when and why’s of how to perfectly store your honey for long-term use, as well as explain what mistakes to avoid.

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How to Escape a Sinking Vehicle

No one wants this to happen, but when your life is on the line – know how to escape a sinking vehicle.

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No One is Safe in a Post-Antibiotic World

Modern day antibiotics are failing us and we must open our eyes to the fact we are in the beginnings of a post-antibiotic world. The world has a choice: either the medical world makes drastic changes to stave off overuse of antibiotics or they resort to other alternative methods of eliminating bacteria.

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First Bee Highway Set Up in Oslo

The Norwegian capital has inaugurated the world’s first ‘bumble bee highway’, a corridor through the city pollen stations every 250 meters.

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Cast Iron Cooking: One of the Best Investments a Prepper Can Make

Cast iron pots and Dutch ovens may seem old-fashioned to some, but for those who are looking at making long-term living investments for sustainable living, this is the cookware of your dreams.

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Unprecedented Mass Die Offs as Pacific Ocean “Turning Into a Desert” Off California Coast

“These animals are coming in really desperate. They’re at the end of life. They’re in a crisis … and not all animals are going to make it.”

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Buying Local Honey: What You Need to Know

Buying locally is your best bet in taking steps to buy the purest forms of honey and create a natural prepper pantry. Use these tips when looking for local honey sources.

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