Survival News | Survival News – Survival Information

sustainable living

03/13/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Here’s an easy way to make charcoal and biochar for your homestead

Preppers are frugal and unless it’s absolutely necessary, they won’t spend money on anything that they can make, grow, find, or trade for. This is why it’s important to know how to make biochar, which can boost soil health in your garden, and charcoal, which is used for cooking fuel. (h/t to HomesteadSurvivalSite.com.) What is biochar? Biochar […]

03/09/2019 / By Zoey Sky

The best ideas to turn your homestead into the ultimate edible landscape

Homesteaders prioritize self-reliance and the cultivation of organic produce, but this doesn’t mean you can’t make your home garden look pretty. If you want to beautify your property, start a practice called edible landscaping. (h/t to RockinWHomestead.com) What is edible landscaping? Edible landscaping represents a different take on how to design and interact with yards and urban […]

03/09/2019 / By Rhonda Johansson

5 Important homesteading lessons to learn from American pioneers

The legacy and memory of homesteading live on in us. And while the era that our great-great-grandparents had to live through is long over, there are still some lessons we can learn from that time that we can use in our own homesteading plans today. (h/t to BackdoorSurvival.com) Keep it simple, go back to the […]

03/07/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Knowledge is power: 31 Crucial skills for every homesteader

Homesteading is a lifestyle that promotes self-sufficiency. To become self-sufficient, it is important to learn most of the prepping and survival skills listed below. (h/t to UKSurvivalGuides.com) Animal breeding – Animal breeding is a reliable cash-generating skill. Aquaponics – Aquaponics incorporates gardening with a natural aquatic ecosystem. Baking – If you learn how to bake, […]

03/06/2019 / By Mary Miller

Here’s why you should have edible water gardens in your homestead

If you are a homesteader, you’d want to make the most use of your land in order to maximize your resources. This includes standing sources of water. Small ponds can help supplement your food production when you use them to grow your own edible water garden. Here are a few other advantages you can gain […]

03/05/2019 / By Russel Davis

Here’s how to tap maple trees (and make your own syrup)

Tapping maple trees for their syrup makes for a fun family activity, and is a safe and sustainable way of gaining benefits from nature without hurting the ecosystem. Maple trees start to produce sap at the break of spring between mid-February and mid-March. The sap flows best during this specific period, when daytime temperature reaches above […]

02/27/2019 / By Mary Miller

The common traits of both homesteaders and preppers

Preppers and homesteaders are often seen in a different light. When ordinary people imagine preppers, an image that often comes to mind is that of a doomsday prepper armed to the teeth with ammunition, holed away in an underground bunker, and surrounded by a network of survival caches. By contrast, when people think of homesteaders, they may picture a […]

02/27/2019 / By Zoey Sky

For the seasoned prepper: Creative ways to use a PVC pipe

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes are often used for drainage, flooring, or plumbing. But did you know that you can also use these sturdy materials for different prepping projects? (h/t to ReadyNutrition.com) PVC pipe safety tips Preppers aren’t just ready for disasters and societal collapse. They’re also creative, and they can make something out of almost anything, […]

02/26/2019 / By Mary Miller

How to plan for and live a low-profile mobile lifestyle

Living off the grid is a noble goal for most preppers. The freedom to drop entirely off the radar, become invisible to the authorities, and travel wherever you want can be the most liberating thing for a lot of people. Realistically speaking, this lifestyle won’t be feasible for everyone, but if you are truly committed […]

02/22/2019 / By Mary Miller

A beginner’s guide to growing grains in your own backyard

Grains are a staple food that are excellent sources of nutrients, including carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and fibers. You can always buy your own supply of grain, but you can never truly know what kind of toxic pesticides and harmful chemicals could have been used to grow them. Unless you are sure that your grains came […]

1 of 9