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The bestselling resource for modern homesteading, growing and preserving foods, and raising chickens, The Encyclopedia of Country Living includes how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, can peaches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on a wood stove, and…

The Baofeng UV5R series radios are an exceptional tool for communicating with fellow preppers after a disaster or SHTF event disables normal communications such as land line or cellular telephones.  However, in addition to access to the 2 meter and 70 centimeter ham bands, there are a multitude of other uses for these affordable and…

This Week On Movie Monday PREPAREDNESS NOW A magnitude 9.0 earthquake has just occurred off the BC coast. A massive tsunami races towards land at the speed of a commercial jet. Preparedness Now simulates this hypothetical, but realistic disaster scenario and looks at what damage can be expected and what people can do to prepare…

Ham Radio for Preppers by Kent Hertz discusses relevant topics that combine ham radio communications and preparedness. Ham Radio for Preppers is geared toward preppers or survivalists who need reliable two-way communications to gather and relay information and intelligence. This book will benefit individual preppers or preppers who are part of a dedicated group. If…

Canadian Bug Out Vehicles That Will Get You Out Fast You get the news. This is it. Things have broken down, and the expected has arrived. Time to move. Of course, it’s in the dead of winter. There’s two feet of snow on the ground and more on the way. You know where you need…

This Week On Movie Monday HOW TO SURVIVE NUCLEAR WAR   Radioactive Fallout and Shelter – Medical Self Help A look back on the views of nuclear survival from 1965. American Civil Defense Educational Film – This film teaches the individual how to take care of his medical and health needs in time of disaster when…

Canada is home to a vast diversity of plants that have helped nourish and heal our people for thousands of years. Find out about: * First Nations uses of plant species * Gathering and preparing wild plants for a variety of uses * Historic European uses of plant species * Plants for everything from clothing to shelter * The fundamentals…

This Week On Movie Monday Supervolcano A flash back to 2005 for this week as we see Supervolcano.  A little less informative and a bit of pure entertainment this week…all within the disaster theme, of course!  These films are presented as an exception to the copyright act as fair dealing for the purpose of research,…

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for any Disaster is the new abridged version of the bestselling book The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren’t available due to a disaster. This…

Yes, you read that correctly – your teeth are alive.  Did you know you can regenerate your tooth enamel?  You can repair cavities – without a dentist.  You can have squeaky clean teeth – just like coming out of the hygienists office – and not pay a cent?  Yup, its true.  A few years ago…