Movie Monday – Alternative Power

A friend of mine in Ohio got me interested in trying sauerkraut when we visited their family last month. She had a simpler (read: less scary )method than a huge crock with somewhat smelly contents so I thought I would give it a try. I’ll save mass production for another time! The first step is to…

Woohoo! The CPN is proud to announce that our own Frazer, from the Manitoba Preppers Network, was the guest on Episode 22 of the Preppers Podcast (the Preppers Podcast is run by our friend Matt of the Kentucky Preppers Network!). Anyway – Frazer did the CPN proud (as always!) and discussed a variety of prepping-related…

Before our big move to the country I did a lot of reading. I read every book I could get my hands on that had anything to do with homesteading, hobby farming, livestock animals, self sufficiency etc. because I wanted to learn as much as I could to avoid the painful learning curve I knew…

Sunburn Tips These are some basic, common sense tips and welcome any/all suggestions, precautions and alternative options. Included links to a few other heat-related threads too. itsa Now that summer is here and we’re all getting some natural Vitamin D outdoors, keep in mind those rays can cause some nasty sunburns. And since a sunburn…

It would seem as though a miracle were about to happen…a politician is about to keep a campaign promise.The Conservative government has tabled legislation to not only scrap the long gun registry, but also destroy the records already there.Along with the estimated $22 million per year to maintain the registry, the government also cited the…