Mr. James Talmage Stevens (aka Dr. Prepper), author of Making the Best of Basics Family Preparedness Guide, has graciously asked me to be his guest on his preparedness blog radio show today. It will be on live at 12:00 CST (11:00 am my time) and if you miss it you can download it and listen […]
Archives for February 2011
Headlamps are a Glorious Thing
Have you ever had to fix a car at night? What about reading a map in the dark? Or setting up a tent in the dark when you got to camp a little later than you thought you would? Or going out to check on the chickens or feed the horse after dark? Or just […]
Saving Seeds: Cucumber
Saving cucumber seeds is a bit more tricky than saving radish seeds. So how do you save seeds from a cucumber? First, start with a non-hybrid cucumber plant. You can get non-hybrid seeds at a number of places–I do my shopping online, and a couple of my favorites are Hometown Seeds and Baker Creek Heirloom […]
Baby 72 Hour Survival Kit
Babies and toddlers have a whole different set of needs than we adults do when it comes to a survival situation, so your standard survival kit isn’t going to work for them. We’ve always just stuck baby stuff in our survival kits when we had a baby in the house, but this time I’m doing […]
Food Storage and Survival Welcome Giveaways!
(Giveaways Closed–Thanks!) Welcome to Food Storage and Survival, my new blog site! As you can see, it is a new site address (to make it easier for you and me to remember it!), a mostly new look and an improved layout. Hopefully you’ll find it easy to get around the blog and be able to […]