How to prepare your family to survive and thrive in todays uncertain world
I had an experience this last weekend that reiterated the importance of water storage and storing clean water for your consumption and sanitation needs. Over the holiday weekend we went out to the Farm to spend time with the extended family. My siblings were all in town, which is rare since one of them lives [...]
Recently my family and I had a bit of a moment. And not in a good way. We came very close to needing to exercise one of our Emergency Action Plans. Thankfully, we didn’t have to do that. But it was an interesting experience that raised a few thoughts I’d like to share with you [...]
Obviously when we move to the property we will want to take advantage of the space and the ability to actively get into sustainable agriculture. Two of the things we’ve been planning on is raising grass fed beef and pastured poultry. We had the fortunate timing this trip of being there for a local agricultural [...]
So I found out today that Seeds of Change is giving away free seeds for a while. To quote their site: How does it work? Simply sign up and we’ll send you free packets of Seeds of Change Certified Organic Seeds. For every seed request, we’ll give a matching donation of seeds to the American [...]
As you probably know, one of the goals my wife and I have for our family is to move out of the Puget Sound suburbs and out to our land in Eastern Washington. As a result we have been somewhat reluctant to do anything even remotely permanent where we’re at now. That includes us being [...]
I’ve said this before, but I’m a sucker for survival fiction. The blog has been kinda heavy lately, so I want to lighten things up a bit today and talk about some of the books and stories that I have enjoyed. One Second After A book by William Forstchen, One Second After looks at a [...]
Today I want to touch on a few higher level preparedness concepts that I haven’t really talked about before. They’re all around planning ahead of time. Planning ahead of time is critical because when you’re under stress you won’t be able to think straight. Even if you have time to sit down and consider the [...]
I saw an interesting article today in the London Telegraph that talked about the Ogallala Aquifer in the Midwestern United States. The headline is somewhat alarming, as expected … ‘US Farmers Fear the Return of the Dust Bowl‘ Feel free to go read it, but the gist of it is that the Ogallala Aquifer, which [...]
Today I want to talk about some alternative building methods. These methods can be used for structures of all kinds, from root cellars to animal shelters to full on homes. I’ve always been fascinated with the different kinds of structures we build, and how we ended up going from efficient structures to stick built houses [...]
Have you ever wondered if you could find a use for all the lint you take out of your clothes dryer filter? Yes, it can have a second life–it can be recycled several practical ways. Who’d have thought that dryer lint could become a useful “free” addition to our prepping supplies? You can make some [...]
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