14 natural items for your alternative first aid kit
IF YOU’VE COME TO trust in herbal and alternative medicine
at home, it can be a hard decision to go back to Pepto-Bismol and Dayquil when
you’re getting ready to go abroad. With these 14 items it’s easy to keep up
that alternative health kick you’ve been on, even when you’re 5000 miles from
home.
Pumpkin Seeds -- A Survival Secret
I've never been a big fan of pumpkin pie. For most of my life, I associated them with Halloween and left overs at Thanksgiving that ended in the trash. But I recently found out some very interesting things about pumpkin seeds and why they should be at the top of your survival stash list.
20 Herbs for the End of the World
Let's suppose that it's the end of the world as we know it. Not a big stretch these days, I realize, but just go with it. Here's the premise: You know you have to have fruits and veggies and probably some grains in that survival garden plot of yours. Right? But what about herbs? Not just for culinary use but for your own homeopathic remedies. So put your prepper thinking caps on for a moment and read on.
Seeds Safe from Monsanto Ties
A comprehensive and evolving list of seed companies that are not tied to Monsanto. If you're looking for a variety of heirloom, non-GMO, non-hybrid seeds, start here.
Rabbit Recipes
Rabbit meat is lean and mostly white meat. It is mild in
flavor and can be prepared much like chicken. Young rabbit meat is more tender
than older more mature rabbit meat. The older the rabbit, the longer you will
need to slow cook it in order to get the meat the particular type of texture
you are looking for. There is a good
chance that your rabbit meat will dry out if you fry it without a sauce or
happen to overcook it. So watch your cooking times closely. Here are some
recipes to take a peek at if you are ready to expand your culinary experiences
using rabbit.
Backcountry Weather: Be Prepared!
Knowing how to respond to changing weather conditions can be important to backpackers and hikers. Weather patterns can quickly change in the backcountry, which is why hikers and backpackers need to be prepared. This includes not only having the appropriate gear, but also the right mindset for constantly changing weather.
How to Acclimate Yourself for a High Altitude Vacation
It’s that time of year to plan your ski trip to the
mountains or maybe it’s summer and you’re planning on going to the Mountains
for hiking and golfing. Many people don’t consider that higher elevations are
different on their body then at lower elevations, and when they first get to
the higher altitudes, they start to feel lightheaded and realize they have to
take it easy and let their bodies acclimate to the new elevations.
Is going OFF GRID going to be a CRIME?
Posted by Jo Hannah Afton on 9/5/2011
to WTF
Forced by government officials to go ON THE GRID or risk losing your land and going to JAIL? This is corporate and personal greed at it's WORST.
LIVING OFF THE GRID
Living "off the grid" is usually the choice of the hardened survivalist, the mountain man and perhaps the odd fugitive running from bounty hunters. But more and more Americans are now opting to disconnect from the grid — i.e., government, electric and other utility services — which delivers increasingly expensive fossil-fuel-based power and is, as millions in the Northeast learned during the 2003 blackout, anything but infallible. In 2006, Home Power magazine estimated that more than 180,000 U.S. homes were supplying their own power.
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