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Love & Support our National Parks! Nature Valley GIVEAWAY!
Contest is now closed. The winners were Jill and Brea. I strongly believe that camping is one of the most powerful ways to teach kids useful, lifelong skills that will go a long way to prepare [...]
Instant Survival Tip: Use the Rule of 3 to ID Your Disaster
I teach about the importance of the Rule of 3 in my webinar class, “Survival Rules You Can’t Afford to Ignore,” and recently applied the rule to identifying the most likely scenarios for prepping. It’s so [...]
April Skill of the Month: Make Your Own Cheese
OK, my Skill of the Month is coming a bit late to you, but I wanted to get a few recipes in your hands and challenge you to learn how to make your own cheese! A [...]
Survival Survey: What is your weekend prepping project?
Sometimes my weekends fly by and in spite of good intentions, Monday arrives and the projects I had hoped to tackle remain untouched. Not this weekend. I’ve been on a de-cluttering rampage over the past few [...]
Farm-Dreams
In December of 2011, Farm-Dreams was launched as a gathering place for anyone and everyone with an interest in the lifestyle and skills of homesteading. It’s full of videos, readers’ photos, articles, and is more of [...]
The Berkey Guy and Survival Mom Giveaway!
How important is pure water to survival? Pretty darn, important, right? Well, imagine winning a free Big Berkey water filter this weekend and having the ability to purify water for your family for years to come. [...]
Coming to a Location Near You: Civil Unrest
It’s not my imagination. Angry groups of people are gathering together more and more often, protesting perceived injustice, failure of leadership, the financial malpractice by our government and banks, and just about any unpopular decision made [...]
Shirley J: A Reliable Kitchen Friend
For the past several months I’ve been using Shirley J products in my kitchen and have been stocking up on some of my favorites in my food pantry. Shirley J, the company, has been around for [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Beach Well
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea photo by AFR 64-4 Figure 19-3 Page 279 The following two-part article considers the use of a “Beach Well” to procure water. First is [...]
Action Step: Collect Casseroles!
One of the easiest and survival-friendly of all recipes is the classic casserole. Why? It’s a one-dish meal that usually combines everything you would want in a well-rounded meal: veggies, grains, protein, and, often, a dairy [...]


















