Rice and Beans? Beans and Rice?
Rice and beans – unquestionably the top two items most often cited as “must-haves” in any preppers pantry. Even for non-preppers, when discussion of having a few extra food supplies on hand comes up (and this comes up a lot more these days in a great many venues) almost immediately someone says something like “I […]
“Store what you eat, eat what you store”
In the survivalist and prepper community, this is a mantra often repeated. Like any mantra or simplified rule of thumb, it serves its purpose up to the point. While having simple rules to follow is often a good thing, the devil is in the details. For me, this simple rule is not so simple to […]
A Case for Growing Your Own Food In Suburbia or Not.
Since spring has sprung, I have been giving thought to the mini garden that is going to inhabit the deck on the back of my apartment this year. What will I plant, how much travel will I have, and how much time am I going to have to tend to the container garden, blah, blah, […]
The Short on Shortages.
Briefly, I want to think Suburban for the opportunity to post on his blog. Onward… I’ve been thinking about “shortages”. What it really means to have a “shortage”. As I walk down the isles of my local supermarkets I still see full shelves of a wide variety of fresh good quality foods. And thankfully still […]
Thinking About More Preps, Goals, Milestones, and Disaster
It’s a fantastic evening here in NJ, with the exception of my allergies kicking up, which reminds me. Time to stock up a few seasons worth of Zyrtec or some other anti-hystimine. As long as they as stored correctly, they should last for several years without worrying they go bad. I think it is going […]
A Couple of Interesting Conversations on Food Prices on Sunday
Sunday was an interesting day for me. I spoke to a friend of mine that lives about 20 minutes outside of Allentown, PA. He went to the grocery store as he always does on Sunday mornings. He is a man of routine. He picked up hes hand basket and proceeded to fill it with the items that […]
The $10.00 Jerky Maker (from SurvivalMonkey.com)
So, while on the SurvivalMonkey.com forum this morning, I came across a post called “The $10.00 Jerky Maker.” I am sure many of you have seen these cardboard box jerky maker/driers in the past… After my first skeptical look, I was impressed with the simple design of how the designer built this, and even with […]
The Advantage of the Suburban Farmers Market
You might not think there is one. At first glance you might say, the vegetables are not organic, they have less flavor because they are factory farm grown, they have steroids, etc. But there is one advantage of the suburban farmers market. They get fresh shipments of vegetables every day for purchase at a discounted price. This […]
Pigeon? For Dinner?
Okay, I was in the car for about four hours today… I had some time to think… My mind started to wander, and the gears were spinning. I asked myself, if the S#!t has hit the fan while I was in Philadelphia, and I knew no one. If food supplies are low and I was […]
Plans to Build a Garden Box and Fall Gardens
I have plans. I always have plans. But one of my plans this fall is to build a raised garden box the size of a table I have on the deck of my apartment. It is worthy investment, assuming I am going to stay in this spot for the next couple of years so I […]