Category: Food

How to Make Nutritious Milk Kefir at Home

How to Make Nutritious Milk Kefir at Home Milk kefir is a fermented food or beverage that has the consistency and taste similar to yogurt.  It is also very nutritious and boasts a number of medicinal benefits that range from soothing digestive issues to boosting the immune system.  It is loaded with good bacteria as …

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Food Storage for Bugging-In

Food Storage for Bugging-In   You want to concentrate on dry and canned goods to represent the largest part of your stockpile. These items are usually pre-cooked or only require water to prepare. They are easy to store and can last a long time if they are packaged properly.   You want to avoid relying on …

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Common Poisonous Berries in North America

Common Poisonous Berries in North America Blueberries, mulberries, boysenberries and raspberries are all colorful, delicious and grow on bushes in the wild.  It’s tempting to grab a handful of berries as you are walking along a path in the woods, but many of us are scared of eating something that is poisonous.  Let’s take a …

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Primitive Fishing Tool – The Gorge Hook

Primitive Fishing Tool – The Gorge Hook The Gorge Hook is a highly effective and simple to make primitive fishing tool… In this episode I demonstrate how to make, bait, and use the gorge hook in an actual fishing situation. This tool is among the simplest of the primitive fishing hooks. It is in essence …

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Lessons from the Past: WWII Rationing in Britain

Lessons from the Past:  WWII Rationing in Britain WWII literally choked the British Isles until the United States finally intervened in the war in Europe after the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Because the United Kingdom is an island, there are a limited amount of resources that can be produced domestically.  This put the nation in …

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How to Make Homemade Yogurt the Easy Way

How to Make Homemade Yogurt the Easy Way Yogurt is a delicious and nutritious dairy product, but most store-bought items are over-priced and loaded with additives.  Yogurt is also known to jump-start certain process in the body that can boost metabolism, promote weight loss and enhance the efficiency of the digestive system.  A serving of …

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Making staghorn sumac bread.

Making staghorn sumac bread. Foraging for wild food, staghorn sumac or Smooth Sumac or (Rhus typhina, synonym: R. hirta), Preparation of the beverage is simple. The first step is to harvest the berries. Sumac “berries” are really just seeds covered with a thin coating of flavoring substance and hairs. The large clusters are so easy …

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How To Make A Crawfish/Crayfish Pillow Trap. Step by Step.

How To Make A Crawfish/Crayfish Pillow Trap. Step by Step.   Step by step instructions on how to make a Crawfish/Crayfish pillow trap. The traps I use in Minnesota were not legal here in Louisiana so I needed different traps. After calling wildlife and fisheries down here and figuring out what was legal it was …

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The Importance of Honey in the Prepper’s Pantry

The Importance of Honey in the Prepper’s Pantry Honey has earned its right to be on the prepper’s shelf. Come explore the highlights of honey see why it is a smart item for food reserves in emergency situations. Tips on why honey is good to have on hand during an apocalyptic pinch or peaceful times. …

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Native American fish trap, Wilderness Survival

Native American fish trap, Wilderness Survival Native American history how they got food for there hungry family, How the Native American made there fish trap, The funnel opening will have to be large enough for the fish or turtle to swim into, leave the opening facing into deeper water,They can’t get out they do circles …

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