Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces (Airborne). Mr. Johnson was a Special Forces Medic, EMT and ACLS-certified, with comprehensive training in wilderness survival, rescue, and patient-extraction. He is a Certified Master Herbalist and a graduate of the Global College of Natural Medicine of Santa Ana, CA. A graduate of the U.S. Army’s survival course of SERE school (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape), Mr. Johnson also successfully completed the Montana Master Food Preserver Course for home-canning, smoking, and dehydrating foods.

Mr. Johnson dries and tinctures a wide variety of medicinal herbs taken by wild crafting and cultivation, in addition to preserving and canning his own food. An expert in land navigation, survival, mountaineering, and parachuting as trained by the United States Army, Mr. Johnson is an ardent advocate for preparedness, self-sufficiency, and long-term disaster sustainability for families. He and his wife survived Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Cross-trained as a Special Forces Engineer, he is an expert in supply, logistics, transport, and long-term storage of perishable materials, having incorporated many of these techniques plus some unique innovations in his own homestead.

Mr. Johnson brings practical, tested experience firmly rooted in formal education to his writings and to our team. He and his wife live in a cabin in the mountains of Western Montana with their three cats.

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Surviving Outdoors: 3 of the Most Common Heat-Related Injuries

In a hot, physically-stressful/active environment, it is critical to stay hydrated in order to avoid heat-related illnesses.

12 Natural Ways to Remedy Sleep Disorders

There are times when sleep disorders interrupt our much needed rest. Try these suggestions and natural herbs to help calm the nerves and get the blissful sleep you need.

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The Healing Properties of Catnip

When you realize the full benefits of the use of this herb, you’ll never want to go without it in your herbal medicine chest.

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Green Beret’s Trauma Guide: Bandaging and Splinting

In this section of the SHTF trauma care series, he discusses the importance of understanding the basics of bandaging and splinting.

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The Saturday Night Special: Dinner, Dancing and a Derringer .38

This miniature pistol presents an opportunity for a “stealthy backup friend/backup piece” that you can turn to when it hits the fan.

Growing your own supply of fresh garlic guarantees a constant supply of natural medicine and natural antibiotics. #ReadyNutrition

Harvesting Garlic for Natural Medicine

Growing your own supply of fresh garlic guarantees a constant supply of natural medicine and natural antibiotics.

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Basic Emergency Trauma Supply Considerations From a Green Beret

These are some of the medical emergency basics you’ll need for an aid bag for your family/team. We outlined some of the categories of medical training that you will need to cover to well round your abilities.

A Green Beret’s Introduction to Trauma Medicine 

Medical preparedness is an essential shtf skill to have. In this exclusive Ready Nutrition medical series, we are going to go over some medical basics: some courses you may wish to take and a brief introduction to a primary survey.

Garlic: A Natural Medicine for the Prepper’s Medicine Chest

Garlic has been used as both food and medicine for thousands of years and should strongly be considered when adding items to your natural medicine cabinet.

Off Grid Antibiotics: For When There is No Medicine

This powerful naturopathic first aid herb has antibiotic and antiviral properties and has the capacity to protect against pandemic-related illnesses.

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Cash After the Collapse: Maximizing Your Bartering Potential

This bartering guide will provide basics with a common-sense no nonsense approach that will enable you to maximize your potential in a post-collapse event.

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Bartering in a Post-Collapse Society

Great discrepancies can exist in times of barter that are usually dictated by supply and demand, particularly regarding the needs of the buyer and the seller.

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