Prepping and freeze-dried food are synonymous with one another. But is it worth all the hype?
Food Storage
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.
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.
Live-Off-The-Land with These 7 Summer Survival Foods
While many would turn their nose up to these 7 survival food sources, in a dire emergency, where there is no food, you have to take it where you can get it.
Off-Grid Cooking: How To Smoke Fish
Smoke some, and get some good quality protein and practice for when you’re next in the woods and land that trout.
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.
Oops! Are you making these common kitchen mistakes?
Unless you are a seasoned pro or cooking expert, chances are, you have fallen for some of the most common kitchen-related myths.
Organic Pantry Cooking For Less Than $5 a Meal
Let’s face it, we’re all trying to cut corners here and there to make our monthly budgets work for us, without having to sacrifice nutrition or flavor. Purchasing all organic foods can come with a hefty price tag, if you don’t know how to do it.
Our food supply: When it’s gone…it’s gone.
There has never been a more appropriate time to start stocking up on long life foods that can see you through a crisis. Likewise, if you know nothing about growing vegetables this summer would be an excellent time to learn, best to make mistakes before an event than during it.
Oven Canning for Long Term Storage
Dried goods make great emergency food if stored properly. Here is a great way to hermetically seal smaller quantities of dried food for long term food storage.
Pad Your Pantry: How to Preserve Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
Today, instead of fighting the Black Friday crowds, spend the day adding things that are frugal and delicious to your pantry.
Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple and Nutritious Food For Centuries
Peasant food, while simple and frugal, has been around for centuries – in every culture around the world. Using fresh roots, herbs, and foods available to them, households would whip up a soup the family could feast on for days. But why is this simple meal so nutritious?