by ST | Dec 20, 2011 | General, Guest Posts, Preparedness, Self Reliance
Reality check: Some people are just more prepared for events of life than others. “Events” can be anything from a personal emergency to an unexpected home expense to a family emergency to a natural disaster to something good like a great job or... Read more
by ST | Dec 13, 2011 | Gardening, Guest Posts, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival
2011 was a pretty good year farming wise at home. For an urban (I do consider myself urban) backyard container farm we did pretty good. And more importantly, we learned a lot to apply for next year. Starting out we added several new containers to our... Read more
by suburban | Nov 23, 2011 | Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance
My kids will tell you if it is not on sale and we do not have a coupon we do not need it. Having this mentality will help you to save money and build your stockpile of life sustaining goods. I am sure by now many of us have seen shows on television with... Read more
by ST | Oct 4, 2011 | Barter, Food, General, Guest Posts, Money, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survivalism
There is an old children’s story about someone who asks “Who will help me make my bread?” No one helps. No one helps plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the wheat, make the dough, or bake it. But at the end when it is asked who will help eat the bread... Read more
by Prepperjim | Sep 28, 2011 | Cooking, Personal, Preparedness
This weekend I had an “epic fail” (as the kids say) with my new solar cooker. I tried to make a simple dish, Arroz con Pollo (chicken with rice), but did not get past 100F. Why? The sun! As it turns out, Saturday morning and afternoon was the time mother... Read more
