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Hardships of Jamestown: 3 Universal Lessons
If you look back at what life was like for the early colonists and settlers in North America, you’ll find plenty of hardship. The land was wild and undeveloped, the winters brutal, and tensions with local native populations ran high. Although we may never be able to fully relate to...
The Coming 2019 Food Crisis… and What You Can Do
From weather systems and climate cycles to economic systems and civil unrest, the agricultural systems in the U.S. are heavily reliant on many variables and factors beyond our control. 2019 is turning out to be an important reminder of this. In June, news outlets exploded with evidence of a coming...
Surviving Venezuela: Lessons from a Country in Crisis
Imagine your power goes out indefinitely for a week. Maybe longer, with no end in sight. Now, imagine that happening to virtually everyone living in your country. While this may have been a mere nightmare in the past, this was the recent reality in Venezuela. Venezuela lost power around 5...
Surviving Valley Forge: 5 Takeaways for Survivalists
There are points throughout our country’s history when true patriotism and the will to survive have helped us prevail as a society. For example, the Valley Forge encampment in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution comes immediately to my mind. As The History Channel explains, “A lack of organization, food and...
The Only True Long-Term Survival Food Plan - Here's the Secret
The global food supply is a vast, complex and ultimately fragile system. For years, news of crop failures, shortages and contaminated foods have been making mainstream news. These disruptions have a direct impact on the food that’s available to us and how much we pay for it at the market....
30 Million FEMA Meals Never Delivered - Urgent Bulletin to Prepare
"Do not ship another meal.Your contract is terminated." This was the simple, two-line email a rep from FEMA sent to Tiffany Brown, owner and sole operator of Tribute Contracting. Shortly after Hurricane Maria relief efforts were underway, Tribute Contracting was awarded a FEMA contract to deliver 30 million meals to...
72 Hours From Chaos - Why You Need Seeds
Today, I want to devote an entire Survival Scout to one of my favorite subjects: seeds. Why are we so passionate about seeds at My Patriot Supply? Well, as active participants in the preparedness lifestyle, we know that seeds are the only self-sustaining survival solution for long-term emergencies. The aftermath...
Disrupting Your Food Supply - It's Easier Than Most Think
We live in a complex world. Simpler times are clearly behind us. Our nation's food system rests on a complicated network of farms, imports, and distributors with tight delivery timelines that could be thrown off by anything ranging from a drought to international politics. What a difference 400 years makes....
Shots Fired Were Made of Bread and Chocolate
When most of us remember the Cold War, certain images come to mind. There's the terrifying sight of a mushroom cloud appearing over an American city or Soviet troops marching into Eastern Europe. Cold War Enemies Yet, the opening salvo of the Cold War was fought through the skies...
How Can We Lose an Entire Summer?
Imagine for a moment how shocking this would be. 1816: The Year Without A Summer You wake up in July expecting a steamy Saturday afternoon relaxing in the backyard. The grill is fired up, the kids are ready to do cannonballs in the pool and yet, instead of hot weather,...
The Hungry History of Washington's Army
Today, I wanted to share an interesting story from our nation's early days. Many of the early actions of our Founding Fathers show great wisdom which we can learn from and apply to our own lives. On March 2, 1778, the Continental Congress in conjunction with George Washington made a...
