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6 Critical Items That Have Disappeared in the Immediate Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

This is what is to be expected when so many people are hit with a rapid, far from equilibrium event.

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Food Preservation at Knowle Cottage

Not having electric power the job of preserving a portion of the harvest to help us out in the winter was a long one.

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Food Rationing: It Will Break You Down Mentally

The foods we will carry will make all the difference in the world in terms of maintaining energy levels, and nutrition. Food rationing is an inevitable issue if you are planning for long term or extended events. Plans should be put in place to ensure the rationing we do is healthy and will still enable us to carry on.

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6 Rules You Need To Follow When Dehydrating Foods

Dehydrating foods is an excellent way to make use of food you have around you, but there are some rules you should follow before starting out.

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How Pine Pollen Can Be Used as a Super Food

While pine pollen has been known to exacerbate our allergies, it is a powerhouse of nutrients and has a plethora of health benefits.

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How This Nutty Article May Save Your Life

Understanding how underutilized this food source is can give you an upper-hand for a time when food may not be as readily available.

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Fun with Freeze Dried Food!

Freeze-dried foods are a survival food must-have! Not only do they last 25+ years, but they will add versatility and needed vitamins to your preparedness diet. Discover ways of adding this important survival staple to your pantry.

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How to Make Hard Tack Biscuits With a 50 Year Shelf Life

Even if you prefer canned or freeze dried food for your prepping supplies, you should still try making hard tack sometime. It’s a simple but useful skill that can use to make your flour supplies last forever.

How to Stock a Prepper Pantry

Those of you who plan to take the first steps toward preparing for emergencies may feel a bit overwhelmed at first. Here is a pantry primer on the easiest course to get started in creating a well-stocked emergency food pantry.

James Rawles: Salt Will Be The #1 Bartering Item

Salt is a valuable commodity that could become hard to come by in a long term disaster situation. In Ancient Rome, salt was used as a form of currency because of it’s importance in preserving food. In fact, it is still used today as a form of currency in some parts of Africa.

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Keep Your Kitchen Like Julia Child

There’s a lot to learn from how Child arranged her own personal kitchen and how to bring out the master chef in your humble household.

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Off-Grid Refrigeration: Creating an Icehouse in Winter

For those without enough property or in an urban or suburban area, an icebox might be a good thing to have, at least as a backup for the refrigerator.

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