I hate long-term storage foods. If you know me, you know I like to cook and eat food that is made from scratch. Long-term storage food never tastes that way. So, to say I was skeptical when Valley Food Storage approached me and asked if I would try their White Bean & Lime Chili product
I recently started a series on food preservation. The first post was a general overview of the reasons people preserve food and the general processes that are used. It was a fairly comprehensive post while also staying pretty high-level. We’re going to get a little deeper into the rabbit hole in this article. If you’re like
To the uninitiated the Dutch Oven is nothing more than a big heavy black pot, but to those in the know it is a wondrous tool that opens up a world of outdoor cooking possibilities. Besides the obvious soups and stews, a Dutch Oven aficionado can roast meats, bake breads, and even craft fairly complex
As a well-informed prepper, you’ve no doubt put a significant amount of thought and effort into choosing the best, most essential items to include in your bug out bag. Did you know that the way you pack your bug out bag is just as important as the items themselves? It’s true. Even the most well-prepared kit can
Prepping with kids is never easy. And, as a suburban homesteader, you probably have a few running around your place. But, just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean that you can’t do it. Kids are amazingly resilient and are also sponges for knowledge. If you can introduce them to prepping skills wrapped in fun activities, you’re well
You know that I think every suburban homesteader should build their EDC in tiers and one of the items in the second tier is a good pocketknife. I’ve been on the search for a low-cost EDC blade that held up to my demands and may have found it with the Kershaw OSO Sweet pocketknife. I’ve
When the weather is bone-chilling cold with gray skies, there’s nothing I crave more than a big bowl of steaming beef stew! There’s just something warming and comforting about the smell of a slow-cooked stew that warms up your body and puts you in a calm mood. Yeah, that’s great, but it’s a pain to
I’m not sure what it’s going to be like by you this weekend but here, on Long Island, it’s the middle of winter. We’re expecting a cold, raw weekend with some snow possibly coming our way. It’s not really going to be outdoors weather, although learning how to survive in this kind of weather wouldn’t
Why Do People Preserve Food? Food preservation has been a mainstay of self-sufficiency and survival from almost the beginning. Early on, folks would have times of plenty and times of scarcity. The need to stretch the times of plenty through the times of scarcity was the catalyst to early man finding and perfecting food preservation
Being an avid shooter is great survival training and an important tool for the suburban homesteader. There are many survival scenarios where you are likely to have to be able to defend yourself and your family; so learning to shoot, and shoot well, is an important part of survival. But there’s only so much you
