Bill Harris - First Care Providers Another one of my favorite lessons from Prepper World Summit 4 was presented by Bill Harris. His training program, “First There, First Care™” empowers students to CARE™ for friends, family and community during those times when EMS...
We were introduced to leeks on a trip to western Ireland when our chef shared her recipe for mushroom soup. We had never grown them until recently. In March, we purchased a small Bonnie pot containing leeks. When I got ready to plant them, I realized the pot probably...
When chemical company, Monsanto, introduced a broad-leaf and grass killing herbicide in 1974, most farmers thought it was a great idea. If you have ever tried growing a garden in regular soil, you will be amazed how quickly whatever you planted becomes totally...
Love the taste of pickled veggies, but don’t have all the necessary tools or a lot of vegetables to preserve? Try this yummy summer salad you can make and store in your refrigerator for up to 2 months, if it lasts that long! We took one 1/2 gallon jar to a...
Reader's Digest "Back to Basics" Raising livestock is an every day affair. It may only take a few minutes a day, but you can never skip a day. Cleanliness is the single biggest contributor to livestock health. Feeding and shelter requirements vary from one animal type...
Off Grid with Doug & Stacy In 2010, Doug and Stacy decided to leave the comforts of city life and travel back in time to a more sustainable and minimalist approach to life. Thinking more and more about sustainability, availability, cost to operate, and a few...
Selco During the recent Prepper World Summit 4, speaker Selco discussed what he needed to do to survive the 1990’s year long Yugoslavian conflict in a city that was surrounded by an enemy army. The former Soviet controlled country was composed of several ethnic...
“Back to Basics” Reader’s Digest Nearly any garden fruit or vegetable can yield juice to make tasty drinks. Grains, flowers, roots and bark can also add flavoring. Want a little fizz? Add bicarbonate of soda with tartaric acid, carbonated water or use water kefir...
Botanical Name: Gingiber officinale Common Name: Ginger root Family: Zingiberacae Ayurvedic/TCM Name: shringara/vishwabhesaj Parts Used: rhizome Native Region: Asia Geographic Distribution: India, West Indies, Jamaica, Africa, Florida & US, Spain Botanical...
Glen Meder Glen Meder, pure water specialist extraordinaire, gave a presentation during the 2017 Home Grown Food Summit on drinking water purity. Here are notes I took from his presentation. Pure drinking water protects your family from water contamination. We live...
