Archive for ' Family'

February Survival Mom of the Month: MilkweedMama! Posted:February 09, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

February Survival Mom of the Month: MilkweedMama!

The winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (February) is Faith, aka MilkweedMama.  Faith has an inspiring story to share as well as some fantastic advice!  Faith wins a copy of Survival Mom, a $25 Amazon [...]

Home Protection: Fire Safety Posted:February 07, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Home Protection: Fire Safety

Guest post by Thomas Bryant, a licensed Fire Protection professional, who blogs at Cube 2 Farm Protecting and defending your home has much more to do with your family than your possessions. The lives inside your home [...]

Nominate the February Survival Mom of the Month! Posted:February 03, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Nominate the February Survival Mom of the Month!

Congratulations January Survival Mom of the Month, TexasMama! This month, one of YOU could become our Survival Mom of the Month! We want to recognize you for what you have accomplished to help your family be [...]

January Survival Mom of the Month: TexasMama! Posted:February 02, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

January Survival Mom of the Month: TexasMama!

Our first winner of the Survival Mom of the Month (January) is Peg, aka TexasMama. One reason her entry was selected as the winner was because of the huge amount of helpful information she included! Peg [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Prepare your kids for disasters away from home Posted:January 23, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Prepare your kids for disasters away from home

My daughter loves living in Phoenix because there are virtually no natural disasters that threaten us and other than extreme heat and occasional thunderstorms, the weather is pretty cooperative, too. However, in our travels around the [...]

5 Most Nutritious Vegetables for the Home Garden Posted:January 11, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

5 Most Nutritious Vegetables for the Home Garden

By Marjorie Wildcraft, Grow Your Own Groceries This is the time of year you start getting seed catalogs in the mail. As you start to plan ahead for the spring, Here are five of my personal [...]

Could YOU be our January Survival Mom of the Month? Posted:January 03, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Could YOU be our January Survival Mom of the Month?

Update: My good friend Marjory Wildcraft of Grow Your Own Groceries has offered to give each winner a set of her DVD series, “Grow Your Own Groceries.” Thanks so much, Marjory! Beginning this month, one of [...]

5 Things to stock up on that will help keep your kids feeling secure Posted:November 29, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

5 Things to stock up on that will help keep your kids feeling secure

This list was submitted by reader, Kimberley. As a “Survival Mom” I think of my children first. Keeping them safe and fed in a terrible situation is most important. However, the following are 5 things in [...]

A Survival Mom’s Christmas Wish List Posted:November 26, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

A Survival Mom’s Christmas Wish List

Guest post by Kris A. I’m a planner by nature; my gift-giving list is usually complete by the end of October.  But when it comes to thoughtful gift-giving, my husband seems a little…how can I say [...]

Household Items That Can Be Used as Organic Fertilizer Posted:November 06, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Household Items That Can Be Used as Organic Fertilizer

Guest post by RamboMoe who blogs at Prepared For That. Your garden may have succumbed to winter temperatures but now is a great time to start a compost pile for next spring and setting aside items [...]