(Natural News) As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spread throughout America during the first half of 2020, worried citizens flocked to stores to stock up on essential supplies. Shoppers bought items like canned soup, cleaning supplies and toilet paper in bulk, emptying grocery shelves due to worries that they might not have enough to last until […]

(Natural News) Being self-sufficient means looking for ways to help your family survive without relying on outside sources for food, water and other necessities. If you’re a homesteader, one way to become more self-sufficient before SHTF is to learn how to safely preserve and store food for future use. (h/t to FoodRevolution.org) Storing food properly can […]

(Natural News) Shelf-stable foods are an essential component of a prepper’s stockpile for disasters and SHTF situations. That said, most of the commercial, shelf-stable foods like granola bars, instant oatmeal and refined cereals are often a lot less nutritious than fresh, perishable foods. But this doesn’t mean that a prepper should sacrifice nutrition for shelf […]

(Natural News) In these uncertain times, whether you’re worried about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or riots throughout the country, stay focused on setting up your preps, including food supply. Setting up your food stockpile doesn’t mean simply filling your pantry with survival foods; you also need to make your supply last for a long time. […]

(Natural News) Living without refrigeration might be a nightmare to think about, especially if you have a lot of perishable goods. However, this is exactly the kind of SHTF scenario that preppers need to be ready for, because one day the lights might go out, and if you aren’t ready for it, all your food […]

(Natural News) Potato chips are a guilty pleasure snack for people of all ages. They’re salty, savory and bad for your heart and waistline. If you can’t resist chips but you want to improve your eating habits, learn how to make your own veggie chips — with all the savory crunch but none of the […]

(Natural News) Having an ample supply of food in your home is important. Having enough food in your cabinets keeps you secure during unexpected moments in your life, such as sudden unemployment, medical bills, natural disasters and other crises. However, food storage isn’t as simple as just buying a lot of food and keeping them […]

(Natural News) Audits are inspections of a person’s or a business’ accounts and inventory. Businesses conduct audits every year to help them figure out how much they’ve spent, what supplies they still have and what they need to invest in. Preppers have a lot to learn from how organizations conduct audits, because like it or […]

(Natural News) When you give it some thought, it makes sense that one of the world’s wealthiest couples would have a ‘back-up plan’ in case the world went to heck in a hand basket, and it turns out they did. Bill and Melinda Gates are preppers. During a recent BBC Radio Live program, Melinda Gates, […]

(Natural News) There is almost no easier way to preserve food than to dry it. Used for thousands of years to extend the shelf-life of food without the use of preservatives or electricity, food dehydration is one of the easiest and inexpensive ways to store fresh produce. The benefits of food dehydration When you dehydrate […]