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.

A pallet garden is an easy and frugal way to grow compact vegetables and herbs. But before you get your pallet garden started, here are a few important facts I discovered.

How To Start a Pallet Garden and What Vegetables Grow Best With It?

A pallet garden is an easy and frugal way to grow compact vegetables and herbs. But before you get your pallet garden started, here are a few important facts I discovered.

During allergy season, it is important to know there are things you can do to alleviate these symptoms and enhance your body's ability to fight them off. Here are 8 ways to alleviate and reduce allergies.

8 Ways to Alleviate Seasonal Allergy Symptoms

During allergy season, it is important to know there are things you can do to alleviate these symptoms and enhance your body’s ability to fight them off. Here are 8 ways to alleviate and reduce allergies.

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How To Survive a Lightning Strike

Lightning strikes can occur on a seemingly clear day or quickly strike from a fast-moving storm. To survive, it is important to know the truth about lightning dangers and how to safely seek shelter if you find yourself exposed.

The warm summer months tend to do a number on the skin. Try this nourishing cream to moisturize and protect the skin when it needs it the most.

Whip Up This Rich, Creamy Calendula Rosehip Moisturizer To Help With Dry Skin

The warm summer months tend to do a number on the skin. Try this nourishing cream to moisturize and protect the skin when it needs it the most.

 In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, supply shortages have plagued the country. It’s not just toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and seeds we are talking about. It’s more than that and some believe this is another telltale sign that we are living through a systemic breakdown.

Could We Be Living Through a Systemic Breakdown? Here are 3 Telltale Signs

There are several telltale signs surfacing that we are living through a systemic breakdown of virtually every aspect of life as we knew it. However, there are ways to prepare and set yourself up for success as best as possible. Take steps now to protect yourself from one of the most uncertain times in human history.

 massive sunspot on the surface of the sun has the potential to shoot solar flares toward Earth, and this particular sunspot is one of concern. A solar flare could disrupt the power grid and take down some radio communications.

SUNSPOT COULD SEND SOLAR FLARES TOWARD EARTH THAT MAY DISRUPT THE POWER GRID

A massive sunspot on the surface of the sun has the potential to shoot solar flares toward Earth, and this particular sunspot is one of concern. A solar flare could disrupt the power grid and take down some radio communications.

The temperatures are heating up and so are the deals in August. If you are looking for frugal ways to stock up on your food pantry and preparedness supplies, this month will not disappoint! 

The Prepper Shopping List for August: 7 of the Hottest Deals For Preparedness Supplies

The temperatures are heating up and so are the deals in August. If you are looking for frugal ways to stock up on your food pantry and preparedness supplies, this month will not disappoint! 

More rolling blackouts are planned to occur into the middle of the week and it is important to know that certain preparedness items can you stay safe and protect you when you are off the grid.

10 Blackout-Proof Preps You Need To Get Through Extreme Weather Emergencies

Generally speaking, the American lifestyle is largely dependent upon the power grid. And when the grid goes down during the hottest times of the year, our eyes are opened to the need to have essential off-grid preps on hand to survive. 

Thyme could be one of the most universal herbs to have for culinary and for medicinal uses. Here are 6 ways to make the most of this unassuming herb.

6 Ways To Make the Most of the Medicinal Benefits of Fresh Thyme

No doubt that many of you are looking for more natural ways to care for health ailments and interestingly, you may not have to venture very far to find it. Thyme could be one of the most universal herbs to have for culinary and for medicinal uses. Here are 6 ways to make the most of this unassuming herb.

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7 Delicious Ways To Use Your Summer Vegetable Harvest

We wanted to share some of our favorite ways to use up the bounties of our garden including our favorite salsa and bruschetta recipe for those warm night where you don’t really want to cook.

Planning for a future of food price inflation now will help you save money and invest in your future. Here are some tips to help you beat the rapid swings of food prices.

Prepping For the Second Wave: How To Avoid the Fastest Rising Food Prices in a Decade

Planning for a future of food price inflation now will help you save money and invest in your future. Here are some tips to help you beat the rapid swings of food prices.

The peak of the summer season comes with savings for everyone to enjoy. We have been sharing monthly deals to look out for in order to save money. Keeping track of which month has the best savings is the best approach to finding items at the lowest cost so you can get more bang out of your buck.

Check Out July’s Hottest Deals on Survival and Preparedness Gear

Keeping track of which month has the best savings is the best approach to finding items at the lowest cost so you can get more bang out of your buck – and July is full of savings!

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