Don’t Throw it Out: Growing Vegetables from Trash
A couple of months ago, I posted about an Herb that was Grown from Trash that generated a lot of interest. The experiment worked so well I still have fresh
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Category: Avoiding Waste
A Food Storage Mishap that may Require a Haz Mat Suit
Several months ago, my friend Em (name has been changed to protect the not so innocent) and I recently got to talking about stocking up on food and she told
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The Fine Line between Redundancy and Clutter
“Two is one and one is none” is a survival maxim that we picked up early on when we started finding out about preparedness. The saying applies to keeping a
Read moreSupply Check
After you have been accumulating supplies for a few months, it is a good idea to do a supply check: take a few minutes to look over your supplies and
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Minimalism and Preparedness
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Our apartment is getting smaller! Or it seems that way anyway. The more emergency supplies we acquire, the less free space we have.
Read moreAvoid Holiday Food Waste
During the holidays food all around us. Generally, food is plentiful, but there may come a time when it may not be so. Since I started preparing, I have become
Read moreCan a Bank Glitch Ruin Your Weekend?
A few days ago, millions of people in Australia could not get access to their own money for a whole weekend. According to news reports, a computer glitch at National
Read moreUsing Less of Everything – Deodorant Update
In my last post about using less of everything, I mentioned the next project was trying to use less deodorant. The main purpose to these experiments is to try using
Read moreA Way to Rotate Your Canned Food: Cansolidator Review
I happily won ModernSurvivalOnline.com’s Cansolidator Giveaway a couple of weeks ago. The item is the Cansolidator “Pantry” which fits 40 cans and is available from Shelf Reliance. I’m not a
Read moreUsing Less of Everything – Hair Product Update
A while ago I posted about trying to use less product to make our stored items last longer. We can only store a limited amount of everyday items, due to
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