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Every year since we’ve owned our farm, we’ve delightedly tilled up the soil and lovingly poked seeds into the ground, envisioning the beautiful garden to come.  We’ve put up fencing and marked the rows.  We’ve cultivated the aisles.  We’ve hoed and hoed and hoed between the seedlings.  We’ve fertilized and picked off bugs and trellised […]

A while back, I posted a series of pieces on why and how you should protect your food for the long-term.  I suggested ways to get rid of pests and keep out oxygen and light so that the food would remain viable and nutritious for longer periods of time.  The main way I proposed was […]

Last week, I reviewed a disaster-survival book about a nuclear meltdown and also listed some of the pros and cons associated with nuclear energy.  Regardless of how you feel about the safety and wisdom of nuclear power plants, they already exist.  There is also that outside possibility that “nukes” would accidentally or intentionally be launched […]

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.  As such, it seemed a good idea to consider this source of energy and its possible impact on us. Next week, I’ll try to cover some of the ways you can protect yourself from the harmful effects radiation in case of a […]

Sunday, March 11, is the one-year anniversary of the nuclear disaster of Japan’s’ Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant  and so, in consideration of that, I have a very fitting book review. You know my penchant for novels in the preparedness and disaster-survival vein, so several weeks back, I downloaded a few more for my Kindle.  One that […]

We sold off most of our goats a while back because they were wreaking havoc on everything and were just way too much hassle.  We held back two because they needed their hooves trimmed and we wanted to get the best price we could for them. We meant to carry them off to the next […]

In the first installment, I covered how to choose wheat for long-term storage and various sources.  In the second one, I gave information for growing, harvesting, and storing wheat.  This time, I want to address those left out by the first two segments- those unable to eat wheat-based breads. Defining the Problems The issue of […]

Our feet are so taken for granted.  They carry us from place to place, support us for long hours of standing, and endure many a painful fashion statement, yet most of the time they do so without major complaint.  When one does get injured, boy are we ever aware of it, though.  On the whole, […]

A while back, I did a posting on some food storage items you may want to look into as alternatives to things like plastic ziptop bags and wraps.  Also, we’ve covered cloth diapers and “baby wipes” here.  This time, I want to look at a few more handy household items that are usually disposable, but […]

In the first installment of this series, I covered the differences in the various types of wheat and their uses.  This time, I want to focus on the growing conditions needed for wheat and options for storing it long term. Can I grow my own wheat? Good question- one just about every preparedness-minded person gets […]