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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Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden

Plants have been revered through out history for their magical healing powers. In a dire situation where over the counter medicine is no longer available, many will be forced to turn their backs on modern medicine and reacquaint themselves with more homeopathic and natural forms.

Prepper Mania

The word is getting out that preppers are setting the standard high when it comes to preparedness.  Newsweek did an […]

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Securing Long Term Survival With Seeds

Seeds are an invaluable commodity and hold the key to long term sustainability, and survival in some cases.

Survival Food Series: Essential Trees, Bushes and Berries

Venturing out to play the waiting game when hunting for food can be time consuming and at times, unsuccessful. Learn which trees and bushes wild game are naturally attracted too.

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Are You Ready Series: Storing Medical Supplies To Be Ready

Storing medical supplies in the home for a possible disaster could save someone’s life if they need immediate medical assistance. In the event of a major disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake, if someone in the home is injured, emergency responders cannot always get to the injured victims in time.

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Are You Ready Series: Emergency Evacuations

One of the largest concerns during a disaster situation is when to evacuate. Read more about evacuation dangers, how to prepare and most importantly – how to survive.

Store Your Food and Be Ready

 Having a short term food supply on hand has been recommended by multiple preparedness organizations including the American Red Cross and […]

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Micro Farms Create Urban Backyard Sustainability

America was founded upon an agrarian lifestyle, and farmers were the driving force behind America.  Currently, people are trying to find ways […]

A Depression State of Mind

Can something good come from tragedy?  The voices of the Great Depression say that it can.  The generation that went […]

Be Ready with Vehicle 72 Hour Kits

Having a 72 hour kit for your vehicle is a way to curb the feelings associated with being unprepared for disasters.  If packed properly, a 72-hour kit will give you everything you need to keep you alive for 3 days.   Having one of these for your car can be used in the case of an emergency evacuation, or if your car stalls in a remote location where there is no way to signal to get help.

Cold Weather Preparedness

As the cold weather is making it’s footprint on lands across America, we should all be reminded of the importance […]

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Foraging For Edible Weeds

When food is scarce, chaos and fear begin to set in. Foraging for food in the most unlikely places can solve the starvation dilemma. Here are the top most common edible weeds.

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