Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to our ultimate collection of delicious canning recipes, perfect for preserving extra fruits, vegetables, and herbs from your garden. Canning ensures you always have a supply of healthy, homemade food for any emergency. Plus, it's a fun hobby that can be very satisfying. From zesty salsas and tangy ketchups to sweet jellies and hearty broths, we have a huge variety of canning recipes for you to choose from. Imagine pulling out a jar of homemade marinara sauce for a quick dinner or spreading your own strawberry jam on morning toast. It's healthier and ..read more

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes There’s nothing quite like the pain of a toothache. It can come on strong seemingly out of nowhere and range from a sharp, jabbing pain to a steady throbbing that doesn’t go away. For centuries, people around the world have relied on a small perennial plant to help numb mouth pain. This article describes paracress, aka “the toothache plant,” including its uses and benefits and how to grow it at home. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! What Is The Toothache Plant? A member of the Asteraceae plant family, which includes daisies ..read more

Estimated reading time: 18 minutes Pressure canning is an advanced canning technique that goes beyond the hot water bath that is most often used for traditional pickled foods and canned fruits. Pressure canning actually raises the temperature of the water up to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The water temperature in an open and traditional water bath never gets above 212 degrees F (the boiling point of water). The high temperature in a pressure canner not only kills bacteria, it kills some types of bacteria that could be resistant to a mere 212 degrees F of boiling water in an open pot. The botulinu ..read more

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The internet is filled with lists of essential supplies to pack in your emergency survival bag, often called a bug out bag. The lists include small packable items that will provide you with food, water, and shelter for about 72 hours. While all of the lists feature some indispensable items for surviving any disaster, you’ll get the best results if you tailor some of your contents to your location and individual needs. For example, someone who lives in an urban area has different needs than someone who lives in a rural setting. Age, gender, health, and fitness ..read more

Estimated reading time: 14 minutes When modern conveniences fail, knowing how to cook with primitive methods becomes one of the most important survival skills to know. Believe it or not, the earth provides the necessities for almost any time of cooking, with a little bit of elbow grease, of course. Whether you're an outdoor enthusiast exploring new terrains or a survivalist preparing for a SHTF scenario, this guide will walk you through 10 different cooking methods that will prepare you for food preparation in almost any environment on the planet. Want to save this post for later? Click Here ..read more

Estimated reading time: 27 minutes When civilizations collapse, one of the most common ways that people die is violence. When people get hungry enough, they get desperate—and dangerous. Someone who has never stolen a thing in his entire life will break into his neighbor's home if it means finding food for his children. Then there are the everyday burglars who already steal on a regular basis. Without the police around, the entire city is like a buffet. All they have to do is choose the right target. If they choose your home, the only way to deter them or stop them altogether is good home secu ..read more

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Imagine a scenario where cash has become worthless. It could be hyperinflation, where it takes a wheelbarrow of cash to buy a loaf of bread. Or it could a devastating act of terrorism such as a bioweapon or an EMP that sets the country back 100 years. Whatever the cause, there could come a day when our money becomes useless. And it won't necessarily be a nationwide disaster that causes this to happen. In a local disaster such as a powerful hurricane or earthquake, the power will be out which means the banks will be closed. And if they don't reopen, there won ..read more

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The fire plow method may seem like something out of a survivalist's playbook, but it's a technique that is easier to pull off than you think. From my experience, in terms of primitive fire starting, this one doesn't require a lot of materials, just a lot of elbow grease. This article will show you step-by-step how to create your own fire plow. What is a Fire Plow? The fire plow is a friction fire-starting method similar to a bow drill. This method might feel a bit primitive, and rightly so. It's a method that can be used without anything but wood. Don’t let t ..read more

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Pests are one of those things that aren’t just annoying, but they can be a serious problem in your home and garden. Pests such as ants can damage wood by tunneling into it. Pests like cockroaches and rodents carry diseases and can contaminate food, leave behind feces urine, bacteria, and viruses that you can’t see, but will still infect you. In the garden, pests destroy your crops.  It isn’t always safe or an option to use a powerful chemical to deter or kill pests. Chemical deterrents carry risks for humans and pets. But that doesn’t mean you’re doomed ..read more

Estimated reading time: 21 minutes Have you ever thought about how you would cook food if modern society collapsed? Imagine living in third-world conditions with no electricity. That would mean no microwaves or electric appliances of any kind. If that happened, would you still be able to cook a meal for your family? For most people, the answer is no. If that's also your answer, we're going to change that. In this article, we'll do a deep-dive into survival cooking and cover all sorts of off-grid cooking options such as fireplaces, wood stoves, campfires, solar ovens, makeshift stoves, and eve ..read more