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For some interesting facts about canned SPAM click here. One of the things I struggled with in the area of food storage was keeping track of everything and making sure I was storing enough.  That gets complicated when you are wanting to store enough food for ONE WHOLE YEAR for a large group of people. I’ve talked…

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…

Be Prepared for a Zombie ApocalypseBy Christine Faraday Nothing fires up the imagination more then the thought of a zombie apocalypse. With Halloween approaching and season 3 of my favourite show The Walking Dead beginning, I do have a case of zombies on the brain. I thought it might be fun to do a look at…

The Canadian Preppers Network would like to welcome it’s newest author, Christine Faraday. Christine believes in a down to earth, practical approach to being prepared. This belief did not come about easily and her approach to prepping has been streamlined over several years and several predicted crisis that did not come to fruition. For that…

Summer is over.  I’d cry if I wasn’t so tired of gardening and canning!  I wrote to a friend earlier this week that I’ve been praying for frost so I can quit with the garden but I was just kidding! I’ve had amazing success with my garden this year and considering the dry weather this…

As I’ve written many times before – I am a firm believer in food storage.  It’s an insurance policy that covers one of life’s most basic necessities – our daily food. There have been many times in the past where we have had more-month-than-money and having food storage made life much easier.  It also allows…

Yes folks, it’s that time of year again.  Our gardens are giving us produce at an alarming rate or the farmer’s markets are offering food at incredible deals, or even the local supermarkets are now practically giving away local produce.  Whatever your source of food, it’s the perfect time of year to stock up and…

As moderator for the International Preppers Network Forumand the Canadian Preppers Network Forum, I have had the opportunity to interact with preppers from across the country and around the globe.  In fact, I have been so lucky as to have met some of them face to face.  Thy come from all walks of life…professionals, blue…

It’s been blazing hot here in Ontario as it has been in many areas of North America over the past few months.  We’ve been reasonably comfortable except for last weekend – even with every trick I could think of it was too hot to do much of anything that required exertion! We forgo air conditioning at…

So today we had a little test of some of our preps. The utility company cut power in the neighborhood for maintenance between 8AM and 3PM. We learned a lot about what we had done right, and also what we had not done right. Here is a rundown of what we were able to test….