Hooray for Spring! Friday is the official first day of spring even if there is still snow on the ground. I’ve been collecting seeds to plant in the garden this year. I got some I collected from last year’s garden I want to try out, some from Hometown Seeds, some fun varieties from Baker Creek […]
Catch Up
Here’s a quick catch up post. It’s cold. It hasn’t snowed in the last week and there’s still lots of snow on the ground, but it is useless snow because it is so dry you can’t pack it into a snowman or anything. It’s the kind that “crunches” because it’s dry and cold. Don’t figure […]
Fabulous Homemade Canned Salsa
I was going to write something fantabulous about Christmas or winter or something, but to be honest, my brain’s about done, so I’m pulling out the Salsa post I’ve been wanting to write. It’s kind of Christmasy because some people I love are getting some of my salsa as gifts this year. There you go. […]
The $65 Knitted Dishrag
I learned to knit a couple of months ago. Yep. Feeling downright domestic. So I though it would be kind of fun to make knitted washrags for some folks (including family members) for Christmas this year. Here’s the first one: Cast on 30 or so stitches, size 8 needles, worsted weight cotton yarn, and knit […]
FoodSaver GameSaver Deluxe Giveaway!
In the spirit of giving, today I have another fun giveaway for you! But first a word about this giveaway’s sponsor: Ready Made Resources specializes in emergency power supplies and emergency preparedness supplies and has been in business for 15 years. They have a walk in store in the Smoky Mountains that is co-powered by […]
WaterBOB Emergency Water Storage Giveaway!
I thought it would be fun with the holidays approaching to do a few giveaways on the blog and help promote some self reliance/preparedness related businesses in the meantime. So we’re just going to get started right now with the first giveaway. I’ve heard of people who plan to fill their bathtub with water in […]
How to Make a Wonder Oven Insulated Cooking Box
Having enough fuel to keep warm and cook food in an emergency is an often overlooked area of preparedness. One way to preserve fuel is to use an insulated cooker like the Wonder Oven (also known as a Wonderbox). The Wonderbox was developed in the 1960’s by Anna Pearse, a South African philanthropist, for use […]
Freezing and Dehydrating Corn: Choose Your Own Adventure
You know I could post this as two posts, but the only difference between freezing and dehydrating corn is the last step, so for simplicity I’m just doing one post with two possible endings. Kind of like the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. You read those didn’t you? I really liked the original #8 if […]
Growing and Harvesting Dry Beans
Here’s a post I put up on Utah Preppers about Growing and Harvesting Dry Beans. Check it out. Maybe you’ll want to give it a try in your garden next year. :) Keep preparing! Angela *************************************************************** Subscribe to my email newsletter for updates and special deals. Please be sure to follow
Chicken House Progress
After many weekends and evenings of construction, the chicken house finally hit livable stage this past Saturday. Happy day for my poor homeless chickens. Of course I had to take pictures, even though it’s not quite “finished”. Here’s the back and door side of the coop. It’s built on a 4×8 platform of 2×6’s and […]
