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Raising Chicken Flocks in the City or Country for Eggs, Meat & More!
Whether you have a homestead, farm or simply some spare yard space at your residential home, there is certainly no other species of animal more suited nor more than the…
Pemmican, Ancient Man’s Powerbar & Survival Rations
Preserving meat requires energy to be expended. Very simple concept. It is the method of using that energy that is of interest to us. The use of electrical energy via…
The 4 Most Common Food Illnesses; Identify, Treat & Prevent
At some point during any discussion or practice of food indepedence, preparedness or storage, any reasonable person is going to express concerns about food related illnesses. I firmly believe that…
Practical Foraging; How To Start Gathering Wild Foods
When a visitor to your garden compliments you on your chenopodium as well as your tomatoes, you know he’s a hardcore forager. Where you see a blaze of summer beauty…
Five Food Storage Must-Knows
There are many practical reasons why everyone should have a food storage plan. They range from economic uncertainty, potential emergency or disaster, and simple practicality. The following are five must-know…
Harvesting From Nature; The Bounty Around Us
One of the most exciting concepts of backwoods living is collecting and preserving food from the wild. Wild foods are high in both vitamin content and flavor, but unlike their…
Optimizing Your Homestead Farming & Gardening
Many of us have a garden and enjoy fresh vegetables during the summer and fall. Maybe we even have a few chickens for eggs and meat. But many of us…
Basic Fishing for Fun, Supplement and Survival
Fishing can be fun and a good way to help provide additional fresh sources of food for the family. From coast to coast, everyone lives near bodies of water, from…