This Week On Fireside Friday – Batteries!

For some time now, I have been listening to several preparedness podcast on various networks.  The one thing I have noticed is the lack of Canadian content.  Not surprising, as these are American based networks, even though they broadcast to a worldwide audience over the internet.  For this reason, I have decided to put out…

There are many excellent articles and videos available on the mechanics of home canning.  These details I leave to you to discover.   In this article I want to talk a bit about how to preserve produce if you have a handicap, and I am going to assume recipes and food processing how-to has already been…

One of the most important things about living through a disaster would be maintaining health.  If you get sick or are injured, then your chances of making it through an emergency situation decrease.  Care MUST be taken to maintain proper hygiene as well as having the ability to handle injuries properly.  In the case of…

There are several degrees of prepper out there.  From the guy with a flashlight in a drawer and some batteries “around somewhere” to the hardcore survivalist type with a compound in the wilderness protected by explosive boobytraps.  So just how far should we go with our preps?  Well, that of course is up to you….

Hurricane Sandy Report:  I am very grateful that this storm passed through our area with as little damage as it did this week.  Here at the farm we were without power for 12 hours and half of those were at night so it was just a minor inconvenience rather than a major problem – no lugging…