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Why Your Neighbors Could Be a Bigger Threat Than You Think
As much as we want to be friendly and love our neighbors, this may be more dangerous than we realize. We notice our neighbors’ habits – even if we are merely acquaintances. We notice who gets tons of deliveries and who has a garage filled with tools. And that’s a...
20 Ways to Use Powdered Milk in an Emergency
When we think of essentials for survival, milk doesn’t often show up at the top of the list. However, whenever there is an incoming storm, the grocery stores sell out of milk in a blink of an eye. The problem is, dairy milk must stay refrigerated. It has a short...
Climate Lockdowns Are Coming to the US. Prepare Now.
We all remember March 2020, when we were placed under lockdown due to the government’s pandemic regulations. Unless you were deemed essential, you stayed home. Schools closed. Businesses shuttered. Entertainment venues went silent. In some places, you weren’t allowed out of your home except for certain times of day –...
Set Up a Complete Off-Grid Kitchen That Rivals the One in Your House
Whether it’s a natural disaster, an EMP, or a cyberattack that leaves you without power for lengthy periods of time, it’s wise to invest in off-grid kitchen supplies. Here’s a list of must-have off-grid supplies to set up a totally functioning outdoor kitchen that rivals the one in your home....
Facing the Perfect Storm. Are You Prepared?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are several things on the horizon that you need to prepare for. Individually, these things are scary enough. But, when you consider them occurring at the same time or back to back, you can see we may very well...
How the Financialization of Water Threatens Water Security
What happens to our water security when – just like oil – it’s treated as “blue gold?” That’s exactly what’s happening on a global scale. And the consequences put you and your family at risk of having access to water. What we’re seeing is the financialization of water, with big...
Is Rice Next on the Climate Naughty List?
We’ve been raising warnings about the war on farmers and farmland for a while now. It’s happening, and it is alarming. But it is going further than many people even realize. In addition to regulating the crap out of the dairy and meat farm industry, now rice farmers are under...
How to Build Your Barter Supply Line
We are years removed from the disaster that was 2020, but supply chain issues remain. While the pandemic wasn’t the first time supply chain issues came into the spotlight, it was a reminder of just how fragile our food supply and distribution channels really are. It also won’t be the...
What the Heck Is Happening in Holland?
Just a few years ago in 2017, National Geographic ran a feature entitled “This Tiny Country Feeds the World” with the tagline, “The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.” Today, the European Union and the Dutch government have done a...
Stay Incognito: Top Tips to Evade Facial Recognition Technology
There are many things we do because we believe they make our lives easier. For example, it’s a lot quicker to access your phone using facial recognition than it is to put in a passcode or even a thumbprint. The problem is that most people are unaware of how facial...
North American Plant and Factory Disasters in 2023
The large number of fires destroying food plants and factories in recent years is alarming. Fires that take place at processing facilities and food plants mean even more disruption to our already fragile supply chain…and even higher prices. Here is the roundup of North American plant and factory disasters so...
Unconventional Agriculture: Hydroponics, Aquaponics, and Vertical Farming
America has some serious food supply and agriculture issues. The ongoing supply chain issues, geopolitics, and inflation prices are enough to make anyone want to grow their own food. When you add in “random” factory fires and government legislation putting hard-working American farmers out of business, there is even more...
