Author: denob

Thanks to our current cold shoulder from Mother Nature, our greenhouse is still a little in the planning phase.  Constructing a green house in sub-zero temperatures is not far from the norm of my impulsive, “getter done” behavior.  However, my desire to get out in the elements and soldier on is not completely reciprocated by the entire Chylan…

Winter Storm Tips: Preparing and Surviving Frigid cold is sweeping across the nation, and in some areas the cold weather, snow and freezing rain are so bad that people simply cannot leave their homes. And from the looks of things, the storm is only going to get worse. Whether it is this polar vortex, Hercules,…

Bread is often referred to as the life giving staple of humanity.  Every culture on earth has it’s own version and they feed it to prisoners right?  Well, OK, maybe that last part is just folklore, but let’s face it, there simply is no better way to enjoy all that peanut butter and home made…

I subscribe to a preparedness newsletter and one of the articles this past fall was about looting.  As I started reading the article I was prepared to be offended because looting is bad – right?  However, the article questioned the difference between looting, which I perceive to be bad, and foraging, which I perceive to…

The Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio is holding its 6th annual winter field day this weekend.  The object of the practice is to set up emergency style communications and make as many contacts as possible in a 24 hour period.  Bonus points are given for operating outdoors, away from home, and without using…

After another stimulating episode of Coast to Coast (listen here) I was compelled to do some research into Bitcoin.  I have heard of it before but held minimal knowledge of its function.  My spidey senses are telling me that the time to get involved is now.   What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency introduced in 2009. Users send payments…

Mapping a Road to Self-sufficiency Self-sufficiency is defined as being able to take care of one’s self without the assistance of others. This does not mean that self-sufficient person does not need other people, it means that they take their present and futures into their own hands as much as humanly possible. They accept responsibility…

Welcome everyone to a brand new year filled with opportunities.  We are making a few changes in the new year in hopes of livening up the site a bit and getting as many Canadians as possible prepared for what may be. Uniting The BlogsIn the past, the CPN was describes as a group of interconnected…

While the odds seem to be against us in the overall destruction of our planet and its food sources each one of us has the ability to play a role in an evolution of urban gardening. Have you ever noticed that one little weed, a tiny green stem of life, poking through the cracks of…

After all of the work we do to prepare our families and communities it is nice to hear a success story for the holidays.  A family of six from Nevada ran their jeep off the side of a cliff into a crevice in sub-zero temperatures of 21 below zero.  We can break their success down into 5 simple…