Rich, Natural and Delicious Homemade Ketchup Recipes Ketchup is one of those things that will probably be missed during a crisis or survival situation if it is not stored in the food stockpile. While commercial products can last for more than a year, they are loaded with preservatives. You can make your own ketchup that …
How To Store Meat For Years Without Refrigeration From the time people roamed the earth as hunter-gatherers, their very survival might have depended on preserving meat — their main source of protein — to tide them over in times of scarcity. Let’s take a look at all the different ways to approach this subject.
Egg Storage And The Myth of Refrigeration Keeping eggs in refrigerators is a very common practice in the United States, but it is not shared by many other countries around the world. The general perception is that eggs that are not kept cold can make us sick, and while this is partly true, the reasons …
7 Survival Crops You Can Grow Without Irrigation Did you realize that many vegetables will grow without irrigation? Like us, most plants thrive when they get plenty of water – but some crops are also very good at mining for the moisture they need and hanging on to whatever falls from heaven. When it comes …
Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency Food may not be safe to eat during and after an emergency. Safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene includes bottled, boiled, or treated water. Your state, local, or tribal health department can make specific recommendations for boiling or treating water in your area. Let’s …
Oatmeal: Ultimate Survival Food? With all the new, high-tech survival food that’s out there today, it’s easy to forget that there are healthy, long-lasting survival foods that have been around for years. In fact, you might have some of them in your pantry right now. Is oatmeal the ultimate survival food?
11 Emergency Food Items That Can Last A Lifetime Did you know that with proper storage techniques, you can have a lifetime supply of certain foods? Certain foods can stand the test of time, and continue being a lifeline to the families that stored it. Knowing which foods last indefinitely and how to store them …
5 Labeling Lies Big Food Tells You We all like to know what we are buying. A can of tomato sauce should be made of nutrient-filled tomatoes and herbs, right? Well, sadly, shopping for healthy foods is not as simple as it should be. Here are 5 of the biggest food labeling lies I have …
How to Make a Cheap and Effective Manual Vacuum Sealer Vacuum packing food items is one of the best ways to extend their shelf life no matter how they will be stored. However, commercial products as well as refill bags can be expensive and difficult to obtain during a crisis. Let’s take a look at …
DIY Self-Contained Water Filtration System-Awesome! One of the biggest limitations with water filters is that they are either too small or too big for emergency use. On one hand, portable filters are excellent for bug-out or wilderness situations. However, they are not that practical for in-home use. On the other hand, large systems may not …
