10 Wild Plants You Can Eat (+5 You Shouldn’t!)
Is harvesting wild plants part of your survival plan? There are plenty of edible plants growing, but there are also plenty of deadly ones.
Do Not Kill This Weed! It’s One Of The Best Healing Herbs On The Planet
This article first appeared on naturallivingideas.com The plantains used as medicinal herbs are low-growing plants that you can find growing almost anywhere. In some circles plantain...
The Only 4 Antibiotics You’ll Need when SHTF
The most important thing you should know about antibiotics! Never expect a doctor to phone-in a prescription for an antibiotic without seeing you first. Why?...
26 Ancient Remedies That We Lost to History
Modern medical marvels are uncovering new ways to treat illness everyday, but at the same time, the practical, common and inexpensive ways our ancestors used...
The Lost Book Of Remedies: An Interview With Claude Davis
Not long ago I picked up a copy of The Lost Book of Remedies by Claude Davis, and it’s a decision I’ll never regret. Most of the...
The Forgotten Wisdom Of Preserving Food Without Canning
Canned food is so prevalent today that it’s hard to imagine life without it. When you have extra produce that you want to preserve, most...
How To Best Prepare Yourself For The Coming Financial Crisis
Many financial analysts believe the United States economy is in a dire situation. Peter Schiff, who accurately predicted the 2008 recession has come out and declared we...
Sustainable Prepping : 5 Alternative Energy Types for When the SHTF
There are actually a lot of different types of energy sources to tap into after a disaster strikes. One of the major differences is that...
The Best Pioneer Survival Food: Cowboy Biscuits
When cowboys hit the trail for a cattle drive, they had a long journey ahead of them. Many drives took months, taking the crew into...
Civil War Recipe ~ Union Skillygalee
Well on my adventure to find the “perfect” picture of what the Union soldiers called Skillygalee I came up empty. As this has never happened...
Survival Skills Of The Great Depression Era
We can learn from the philosophy of ‘using and reusing’ that Depression era folks were forced to live with. We can learn by examining what...
10 Survival Super-Foods For Both Small And Large Scale Crisis
Many people are surprised to find out that “superfoods” suitable for managing both small and large scale crisis situations are inexpensive and easy to make.
17 Lost Skills Worth Rediscovering
Our modern society is highly dependent upon the “system.” Not only do we rely upon utility services to bring us electricity, water and natural gas,...
12 Pioneer Skills We Can’t Afford to Lose
The pioneers brought very little with them when they came to settle the wild frontier of North America. Most had basic knowledge or experience from...
EMP Commission Warns Of Year-Long Blackout And A Massive Death Toll
A federal EMP commission report warns that even the smallest EMP attack on our grid system would down it for about a year, if not...
DIY Projects: 15 Ideas For Using Cinder Blocks
Cinder blocks are actually CMUs (an acronym for concrete masonry unit) i.e. large, rectangular bricks which are used in construction, but have a lot of...