Being a young couple with four small children in 1973, we knew we should be building a food storage for our family but there was NO extra monies to do that. There just had to be a way. Out of curiosity we contacted a farmer who was selling 50 lb. bags Read more…
A UT family get’s creative with their whole family and bunches of neighbors involved to show how they incorporate a more self-reliant lifestyle. M & E B, UT How to VOTE for the best Preppers Outreach Contest Entries: If you think this entry merits one of your 5 allotted votes, Read more…
Okay…..My eyes are open I have to start out by saying I am a prepper because of my lovely husband. He is that guy that walks around with a “tactical” backpack at ALL times so that he has everything he needs in an emergency from a first aid kit to Read more…
Sometimes Prepping takes a little stubborn defiance! I live with my Brother. It has it’s good points, and bad. One of those bad points is that he doesn’t believe in being prepared. As “Man-Of-The-House”, he is opinionated. My brother has lectured me on foolishness and ORDERED me not to store Read more…
I grew up on a farm in the middle of now where Iowa, my Mom made a trip to the big Warehouse Supper market once ever 3 – 4 months were we would proceed to stock up on supplies. It was just a way of life. My husband grew up learning Read more…
Since I was a young woman in the late 70’s I have been intrigued with “Self Sufficiency”. There were Mother Earth News magazines, a few books on the market and 1 uninteresting book on food storage, I was able to use for resources. During this period and the following recession Read more…
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We moved to our home on 20 acres about 20 years ago. We moved simply because we wanted out of the city, but as I walked around our property on that first day, something spoke to my heart and I “felt” that someday this place would be a refuge. 15 Read more…
Okay, so here’s the truth…up until three years ago…no, not so far back….okay, eighteen months ago…it never occurred to me that there was ever any other way to procure a loaf of bread other than to hop in the car, drive seven miles to the nearest grocery store, and hit Read more…
Unbeknownst To Me, I’ve Been Prepping All My Life! I am a 46 year old married mother of three wonderful children, living in central Virginia. Looking back at my life, I believe that I was always a prepper, and just didn’t know it! From my childhood days in my family Read more…