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Before There Were Kidney Clinics… Country Folks Had Lemons, Berries, Roots, Flowers… And A Kettle

Modern Science Is Beginning To Explain Why Some Of Those Old Evening Habits May Have Made More Sense Than We Thought  Forget The $49.95 “Kidney...

October Quickies–and Please Vote on the Book Cover

  We're getting closer!  Here are the two cover options.  Please let me know which you like best in the comments are by [email protected].   How to...

2 DIY Off-Grid DIY Bucket Washing Machine Builds

There are two videos below: one on how to build a bucket washer and a more involved DIY approach. I’ve built a few versions...

How to Build and Sustain a Fire in the Rain

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Building and sustaining a fire is one of the most valuable survival skills, but it's challenging when you have to...

Now That October Is Here… Give Your Homestead This 60-Minute Test Before Winter Does It For You

The October Homestead Audit: 12 Things To Check Now—While A Broken Pump, Dead Generator Or Empty Propane Tank Is Still An Inconvenience Instead Of...

New Study Reveals The Mulberry Tree You’ve Been Walking Past May Be The Source Of Remarkably Beneficial Compounds

Scientists Fed Mulberry Compounds To Mice… The Gut Bacteria Weren’t The Only Things That Changed  Birds Have Been Getting Your Mulberries… Have They Been Getting...

Before You Spend $500 On “Survival Food”… Put These Cheap Grocery-Store Staples In Your Pantry

12 Ordinary Foods That Can Build A Serious Hard-Times Pantry Without Paying High Prepper Prices Walk through the “emergency food” section of the internet and...

You Don’t Have To Own A Diesel Truck To Get Flattened By The Fuel Bill

Warning: It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better… Here’s Why Your Garden Grows On Sunshine… But Almost Everything Else Arrives On Diesel Stand beside...

How Much Gasoline Should a Prepper Store? Not That Much, As It Turns Out

I keep gasoline around for emergencies. Nothing crazy, but enough that I don’t have to fight everyone else at the gas station when something...