Two of the most vital skills that you can have as a prepper are to store clean drinking water and to repurpose old items...
Have you ever worried about how your family would stay connected and informed during an emergency? Imagine a scenario: a sudden storm warning, a...
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Are you a busy family looking for ways to prepare healthy meals quickly, while also building a long-term food storage pantry? Freeze-dried food can...
In today’s world, dominated by pharmaceutical chemicals, it’s easy to forget the humble origins of pain relief. Long before the advent of modern medications,...
As we all know, food prices have been going up faster and faster. That’s actually not all that surprising, considering that inflation is still...
In 1981, Steven Callahan was a boat builder attempting to cross back across the Atlantic by himself in Napoleon Solo, a 21’ wooden sailboat. He...
Making usnea oil is easy, fun, and very beneficial for the homestead.  As an antimicrobial powerhouse, usnea provides the perfect base for DIY soaps and household cleaners....
People have been using usnea for thousands of years.  This lichen can serve many applications because of its unique, multifaceted chemical composition. It’s a common...
Usnea lichen is a natural antimicrobial that can disinfect wounds and fight off bacterial infections like a boss. Crafting it into a shelf-stable alcohol tincture...