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Civilian MREs: what they are, where to buy, and how long they last
What a civilian MRE actually is, whether MREs are legal to buy, how long they last, and whether they belong in your emergency food plan.
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Everything you eat, drink, grow, store, filter, preserve, and cook.
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Can you eat leaves to survive? A guide to safe wild edibles
Which wild leaves are safe to eat, which poisonous lookalikes to avoid, and why leaves are a supplement to stored food rather than a replacement for it.
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Plant prepping: how to grow food before you need it
Why a garden outlasts any stockpile, and the calorie-dense crops to grow first so your food plan keeps going after the buckets run out.
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Prepper water purification: boiling, bleach, and distillation for safe drinking water
Boiling, bleach, and distillation are the three ways to make questionable water safe to drink, with the exact doses and times from EPA and Ready.gov guidance.
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Seed Saving Guide
Stop buying seed packets every spring. Save seed from your strongest plants, dry it right, and store it cool and dark. Next year's garden replants itself for free, and each season it gets a little more adapted to your soil and your weather.
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Urban Preppers: Gardening in Small Spaces
You can grow food on a balcony, a patio, or a windowsill. Good potting mix and the right container are all you need to get started. Even a few pots of greens beats zero fresh produce.
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Long Shelf Life Foods – 12 Staples of Long Term Food Storage
Twelve staples will feed your family for decades if you store them right. White rice, flour, honey, salt, sugar, and dried beans never really go bad. Keep them cold, dry, and sealed tight.
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10 Fail Proof Foods To Grow For Beginning Homesteaders
Radishes go from seed to plate in four weeks. Lettuce grows in pots. Tomatoes and peppers forgive beginner mistakes. Start with these ten crops and you'll eat from your own dirt before summer ends.
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The Importance of Pollinating: Create a Bee-Friendly Garden
You don't need a hive to put bees to work. Plant bright flowers that bloom long, skip the pesticides, and leave a shallow dish of water out. No pollination means no food, period.
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Why Leaves May be the Most Useful Survival Item Ever
Leaves roof your shelter, catch rainwater, feed you, and hide your position. Learn which ones are edible and which ones make cordage. In the woods, everything you need to survive is already hanging over your head.
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Beginning Canning for Preppers
Canning is important for any prepper or homesteader to learn if you want to truly make the most out of the food you have. Some people think canning is just for gardeners, but there are endless foods you can get ingredients for at the grocery store—soups, sauces, salsa, meats, pickles, jams, jelli...
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Prepping with Baby
Babies don't stay one size and they won't eat the same thing two months in a row. Stock diapers across sizes, formula or shelf-stable alternatives, and the supplies to deliver unassisted if you have to.