We have been fortunate to have had only minor mishaps here on our farm. Occasionally, we’ll have to deal with a minor bump or scrape, sometimes a slightly more serious cut or burn. Every now and then, ...
How to Prevent Barn Fire and What to Do When It Happens
If you have livestock, your barn is the core of your farm. Not only is it where your animals sleep at night, but it’s likely also an integral component of your farm’s management, serving as the ...
50 Edible Wild Plants You Can Forage for a Free Meal
Edible wild plants are all around us, growing anywhere from the cracks of a city sidewalk to the hillsides of a mountain forest. There's a garden of free food out there waiting to be harvested if you ...
14 Ways to Use Emergency Communication When Disaster Strikes
Most of us can remember that day. We all sat helplessly as we watched planes flying into buildings, people running frantically from disaster, and heard loved ones crying out on the news as they ...
13 Survival Food Perfect for Your Bug Out Bag and Emergencies
To quote Ahmed Mostafa (with a slight modification): "It's not the stuff we face that defines us, it's how we deal with it." And with that in mind, how well prepared are you if some disaster were ...
Burying Food for Preservation – Is It Still a Good Idea?
Would you ever consider burying your food out in your yard like a squirrel does his beloved nut? We might find this a little odd now, but our ancestors did this to preserve their food over the ...
14 Considerations When Looking for a Practical Bug Out Location
It's a reality that various areas of the U.S. face some type of disaster, often fairly regularly. Floods, tornadoes, cyclones, earthquakes, and forest fires are periodically in the news, not to ...
7 Bushcraft Skills Every Beginner Needs to Learn
At its most basic, bushcraft is having the skill and knowledge to survive in the natural environment without modern conveniences or technology. If you love shows like "Naked and Afraid," that's a ...
15 Essential Bushcraft Skills You Must Know For Success
If you're interested in learning bushcraft, you may feel a little lost as to what to familiarize yourself with first. There are a lot of different skills to discover, and it can be daunting to ...