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Radio Show Notes: Episode 2, Boston Marathon & interview with Richard Stephenson, author of Collapse Posted:April 19, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Radio Show Notes: Episode 2, Boston Marathon & interview with Richard Stephenson, author of Collapse

For full version of notes and interview, listen to Episode 2 here. What if you find yourself in the midst of a chaotic, violent event, such as the Boston Marathon terrorist attack? What can you do? [...]

Book review & giveaway: The Prepper’s Cookbook by Tess Pennington Posted:April 19, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Book review & giveaway: The Prepper’s Cookbook by Tess Pennington

This giveaway has ended, and winners have been notified by email. They are: Lara R., Julie R., inSANEmom, Jessica, and Debi. Tess Pennington was one of my first readers and regular commenters on my blog. I [...]

5 Good Reasons to be Unprepared (Sometimes) Posted:April 16, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

5 Good Reasons to be Unprepared (Sometimes)

Guest post by Magi who blogs at Half Acre Heaven. Survival Moms tend to be a bunch you’d want on your side when you’ve broken down in the desert or locked yourself out of the car, [...]

A vague feeling of uneasiness is good enough reason to prepare Posted:April 15, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

A vague feeling of uneasiness is good enough reason to prepare

In the first chapter of my book, I talk about identifying why you are preparing. From the book Here are a few possible disasters to consider. Which ones are most likely to affect you? ƒƒNatural disasters—Mother [...]

Caution! You have entered a No Judging Zone! Posted:April 14, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Caution! You have entered a No Judging Zone!

Some of the very first foods I bought for my food storage pantry weren’t exactly health foods. I loaded up my shelves with cans of ravioli, Vienna sausages, and boxes of Cheerios, from GMO crops, I’m [...]

A Sea of Sorrel Posted:April 14, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

A Sea of Sorrel

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Spring is here in Florida and I am amazed at the amount of sorrel growing along the highways.  There is far more sorrel than [...]

April Survival Mom of the Month: Jamie of Prepared Housewives! Posted:April 13, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

April Survival Mom of the Month: Jamie of Prepared Housewives!

The winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (April) is Jamie, aka Prepared Housewives.  Jamie included so much great information in her submission form that we wanted to make sure it was passed along to [...]

March Survival Mom of the Month: Debbie W.! Posted:April 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

March Survival Mom of the Month: Debbie W.!

I’m sorry our March Survival Mom of the Month had to wait so long for her coronation! However, her words of wisdom are worth the wait. The winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (March) [...]

April specials from The Freeze Dry Guy Posted:April 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

April specials from The Freeze Dry Guy

Our friends at Freeze Dry Guy have yet another great sale to tempt you this month!       Don't miss these related posts: Freeze Dry Guy March Specials INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Freeze, baby, freeze! A [...]

March Skill of the Month: Make your own colloidal silver Posted:April 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

March Skill of the Month: Make your own colloidal silver

Guest post by our Skill of the Month editor, RightWingMom. Preppers who can afford it are encouraged to buy precious metals also known as PMs.  If you cannot afford gold and silver bullion or coins, there [...]