Food & Water

In recent years, I’ve become increasingly interested in the practice of urban foraging. For those unfamiliar with the concept, urban foraging involves searching for and gathering edible plants and other natural resources in urban environments like cities and suburbs. It’s a fantastic way to reconnect with nature, reduce waste, and source local ingredients for delicious […]

Leaves of three This is the beginning of a little poem that helps you remember which plants to avoid. While not always on target, you should let the plants with three leaves be. Those plants could be poison ivy or oak. But all poisonous plants do not have three leaves. They may have 5, 7,

One important thing about survival food for preppers. When you do your own research on this topic, you will find that different preppers have different priorities. They also have different numbers of items on their lists. All that means is that you have a large quantity of items to choose from and you do not

Life may not be the same When the SHTF situations arise, you may not be able to shop like you used to. As the pandemic pointed out, there are far too many hoarders and selfish people grabbing everything they can for themselves. Then your own stocked food supply may not be enough for your family

When an emergency or disaster strikes, do not expect life to be close to normal. There will be a disruption to your routine especially when it comes to cooking meals for yourself or your family. When it comes to food preparation how to cook emergency food, you will need to be flexible. You may not

The numbers keep changing. When you research this topic, you will find a myriad of articles about the number of high-calorie container crops you can grow. This is actually good news as you are not stuck with some vegetable you do not like. You have a lot to choose from which means you can grow

The practice of wild foraging, or gathering food from the wild, has been around for centuries.  In recent years, it has seen a resurgence in popularity as people seek to connect with nature and live more sustainably. Wild foraging offers numerous health, environmental, and economic benefits. This makes it an appealing option for those looking

The fridge is convenient When you want to preserve food, all you have to do is open the door, put the food in, and forget about it. The fridge does the rest. The toughest part of this process is remembering how long the food will last and keeping power to the fridge. But you would

Everyone has heard of some strange home remedies at some point in their life. Whether it’s an old wives’ tale or something a friend told you, home remedies seem to have been passed down through the ages. But do they actually work? Well, it turns out that some of them do! In this article, we

What are the forgotten foods our ancestors really ate? Unless your family has kept a thorough record of their diet, it is hard to say. What one ancestor ate, another might have ignored or reacted horribly to. Rest assured that our ancestors had the same nutritional needs as we do today. They did not have