Those of us who are part of the prepping and survival community tend to look down our noses at the government’s emergency response agency, FEMA. Gra...

Cattails (Typha latifolia) are among Earth’s most versatile plants. With good reason it is called the “Supermarket of the Swamp,” because it can...

Thanks to the media, prepping gets a bad reputation. Those who prep — collecting food, water, and equipment to prepare for the inevitable — are po...

Weeds aren’t just a nuisance if you’re trying to keep your yard tidy and attractive. They can reduce the yield of your crops and even encourage th...

Let’s face it, food can be heavy and bulky, even if it’s MREs or dehydrated. Other things may take precedence, like equipment and medicine for som...

When we sit down with the goal to be prepared and self-sufficient, we have to balance a lot. We already walk tightropes between work and home life in...

Modern medical marvels are uncovering new ways of treating illness every day, while at the same time losing the realistic, simple, and inexpensive way...

Our modern food system relies on trucks. It depends on transportation and on the ability to carry truck product loads into supermarkets and retailers....

Native Americans are known for their knowledge of medicinal plants. It is rumored that after watching animals eat certain plants when they were sick,...

Ever wonder how you will live if the SHTF? Ever try to answer all the questions that you ask yourself about how you will survive as a single, senior w...

Many people are convinced that civilization as we know it will collapse or, at best, experience a prolonged interruption. Very few of those people are...

There is undeniable proof that some plants, not all of them mind you, have outstanding healing properties. One cannot turn to modern medicine each tim...