Author: denob

Food products are tough to review.  Simply, most reviews depend on individual tastes, which vary largely from one person to another.  That being said, I have reviewed food packages in the past that were OK and acceptable by my standards, as well as those of my family…and believe me, 5 year olds can be pretty…

This Week On Movie Monday Killer Tornadoes Understanding How Tornadoes Destroy and Kill   With tornado season just around the corner,  I thought this might be a great topic to look at this week.  The majority of tornadoes reported in Canada occur between May and September.  Sure, there have been tornadoes from January through April,…

Community. Do you have one?  If you answered yes then you are who some would consider to be the fortunate ones. You have either made a decision to be involved in one, live in one, or have created one around you. Your community may be the people you live close to, or the people with…

Even with the snow still lingering on the ground, now is the time to turn your attention to the outdoors and your food production for the coming season. Growing your own food is a sustainable way to prepare yourself for hard times. With some simple storage and preservation methods, you can produce some of your…

Building your own food and water back up emergency supply is a smart plan to incorporate in the face of an unexpected emergency or serious disaster. FEMA recommends storing at least a two-week supply. However, most survival experts believe a three-day supply should be sufficient for an immediate response to a bad situation. With just…

Movie Mondays have been a popular and informative posting series here at the CPN.  I’ve shared more than a few documentaries from the BBC and National Geographic.  As you could imagine, it’s not always easy to find something relevant and interesting to post.  To help out with that, I’ve turned to my friend Che from…

Outdoor Cooking Tips for the Average Joe While outdoor cooking is more of a recreational activity, when disaster strikes and we’re all going to be out in the woods building shelter and making fire, we won’t have a choice but to do it every day. We might as well get good at it right now……

On April 6-12, grow your knowledge for organic living. Grow it faster than if you read a wheelbarrow’s load of the best books on food production, harvesting and preserving. April 6-12, the Home Grown Food Summit will host 35 presentations from experts, across a variety of organic food topics. (Presentations from experts who’d be the…

We’ve all been there…early in the morning, calling into the boss to tell them that we won’t be in that day for any multitude of reasons.  It could be a bout with the flu, strained back, or something else along those lines.  When we leave that message, we pop some OTCs and head back to…