I will most definitely second that. I got Lasik after 35 years of wearing glasses and it was the best thing I ever did. Fast? I got home and realized ...

Best thing is to grow the plants and save the seeds each year. Gives you practice on how to do it (some plants are not so easy) and then you know wha...

Welcome, I love reading the UK forum. What a difference in the two countries, except that we have desire to prep in common.

Hello and welcome. Pretty new myself. Lived in Winnipeg myself for a year long time ago.

I read thar any additives to salt ie iodine or stuff to keep it from caking, also turns your pickled canning dark after a while. Found some salt in b...

Knuckle- I mostly store rice, wheat and red lentils. All of which we eat regularly and not feasible for me to grow (well, maybe some wheat). Sugar an...

The body does need some iodine. Look at foods high in iodine. If you eat them regularly, it doesn't matter. If not, store iodized, but don't overdo us...

I would at times be happy for a longer winter in exchange for a longer, sunnier day.Specs at home. Don't know off the top of my head. Do know it is a ...

1. Brown rice only keeps for a few months unless kept very cool due to oils in it. 2. White rice gets better with age. 3. If you buy rice, try some fi...

I'm in Alberta for holidays but I will do my best tonight. I 'll post it in General Preparedness. I could get wordy. I'm envious of some of your set...

Welcome also. I was in Ontario when there was that huge power outage in the summer about 10 years ago. That was my wakeup call. Now I am in BC and li...

Just got back from visiting friends in Abbotsford. Always check out MCC when I'm there.

I do remember reading that pigs love them. If you have a spot where you have sunchokes that you don't want or just want the ground tilled, just let so...

Have a neighbour who makes his living growing maybe an acre of organic sunchokes. They are suppose to be a good potato replacement for diabetics as th...