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Honey has been used in food preservation for centuries for its many microbial-fighting properties that keep food from spoiling. Many...

The majority of today's homes heat water with either electricity or natural gas. When we remove these from the equation,...

One of the most immediate problems that we will face during a grid-down scenario is that the loss of electricity...

Rillette is a preservation method similar to confit where meat is seasoned then slow cooked submerged in fat and cooked...

Wojapi is thick berry sauce traditionally made with chokecherries and root flour by Lakota. Usually paired with fried bread. One...

Learning how to use mother nature’s resources is a necessary skill during survival situations. Centuries before us, our ancestors scaled...

Winter is the perfect time to focus on enhancing immunity in the comfort of your own home. A cup of...

A good hot fire is essential in survival situations for warmth, sanitizing water, and cooking food. The problem with fire...

One of the problems with projects around the home and in the backyard is that the materials required can be...

Tracking someone in the wild is a useful skill that has many broad life applications, as it teaches us to...

The second half of the twentieth century was dominated by the spectre of full-scale nuclear war. But, of course, by...

It's widely considered to be a given that there will be massive problems with people looting, stealing and assaulting others...

Century eggs are also known as preserved eggs, thousand-year eggs, millennium eggs, and Chinese-based eggs. The Chinese introduced this egg...

The truth is that when STHF having enough food is one of the easier problems to solve. It is simply...

Are you interested in learning how to start a survival garden from scratch? You aren’t the only one. The COVID-19...

We all enjoy all the convenience and utility that electronics provide for us. But, unfortunately, there is a constant threat...

You might think that marshes and other wetlands are only a good source of food when it comes to finding...

As they say, chicken soup is good for the soul. If SHTF and you are stuck in a place with...

Willow tree bark tincture is a pain reliever that’s easy to make. As the main ingredient found in aspirin, the...

The United States economy is looking shakier than it has looked since 2009, when we had the housing crash, bringing...

Beef stew is a classic hardy meal that is sure to bring warmth to any chilly day. The flavors in...

A few knots are staples of the prepping, bushcraft, and survivalist communities and the simple bowline is one of those...

One of the biggest concerns when SHTF is the lack of access to medical care. The prospect of being your...

Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a member of the ginger family, native to South-East Asia. It forms large rhizomes which...

Fruitcake is by far the most underappreciated dessert around—and that’s a shame! With all the excessively sugary mass-produced sweets available...

As the Native Americans and early settlers knew, if you find cattails you have 4 of the 5 things you...

Whenever I see someone throw away a chicken carcass after making a nice roast, I cringe a little bit. Just...

When it comes to traditional, homestyle cooking, there’s no better tool to have in your kitchen than a cast iron...

To keep advising our audience on food preservation techniques, both novel and historical, I thought today we could talk a...

In a grid-down scenario, we will not have the luxury of popping down to the local grocer to buy our...