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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ryan equates Wisconsin protests to Egypt – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Ryan equates Wisconsin protests to Egypt – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
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Be Self-Sufficient By Starting A Home Based Business
A great way to become more self-sufficient is to start your own home based business. There are tons of things that can be done out of your home to make extra money. Just take a skill that you already have and go with it. Do you sew, craft, garden, etc. - the ideas are endless. You can even get your kids in on it. My teen son is going to start mowing lawns this summer to make some extra money for hiself. I have been sewing and getting ready for the craft fair and yard sale season. Just think about what you are already good at doing and see how you can do it to get paid for doing it.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Off Grid Survival Links
I just found out that my link had been added to Off Grid Survival links page. WOW!! I must say that I think that is cool. I love their site and have to say that they have a great lists of sites also. Tons of great information on that site. You need to check it out when you can.
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TerrorStorm
Just got done watching this and now am even more worried than ever. I had already thought some of this stuff , but to see it set out and explained like this , really makes you think even more about what is going on in the world. Makes me wonder what is going on in Egypt and why it is going on. We all need to be very diligent in getting our households in order and prepared. This is very important.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Six Reasons to Start Seeds Indoors
Whether you've grown a vegetable garden for years, or are just starting out, there are many good reasons to start your seeds indoors (instead of buying plants). It's not as hard as you might think. Here are eight great reasons to try it this year:
It Saves You Money
This is always a great motivator, but even more so these days when most people are feeling the crunch. The cost of a packet of seeds is generally in the ballpark range of the cost of one plant. If you go the packet of seeds route, you'll get a dozen or two (or even more) plants for the same amount of money investment. The savings is significant.
It Opens Up Your Options
Last year I grew two different kinds of luffa (yes, the sponge, which you can also eat), and an out-of-the-ordinary variety of cucumbers. None of this would have been possible if I wouldn't have started my own seeds. Buying packets of seeds to start on your own allows you an almost endless variety. Although you might be able to find an occasional exotic plant start, most growers stick to the known best sellers, so your options are more limited.
You Create a Longer Growing Season
Some vegetables need a very long growing season-longer than you might naturally have where you live. Starting your plants indoors allows you to get a jump-start on the season by growing them in a protected environment for a few weeks before you transfer them outside.
Your Plants are Tougher
Since growers get paid better if they grow plants fast, they often create conditions that promote fast plant growth. However, these conditions aren't necessarily the best for the plants. Because they (the growers) are good at what they do, they can create a near perfect environment to grow plants, but it also makes them weaker than the ones you can grow at home in more imperfect conditions.
You know that old saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger", right? This holds true with starting seeds indoors as well. Chances are, your house temperature isn't set at a constant, steady level 24/7, you may forget to water your plants one day, or over-water them the next. In the end, you will have stronger plants because of these less-than-perfect plant growing variables.
You Get to Choose the Ingredients
If you want organic plants, you know for sure you've got them if you start them from home and control their environment. You get to pick the soil, the additives, the kinds of seeds you use, etc. Most of these options are taken away from you if you buy plants from the store.
You Can Use Your Own Seeds
If you saved seeds from your garden last year, you can use them to start your garden this year. This gives you even more control over and knowledge about what you're planting and where it came from. Not only that, it also saves you more money.
Kerrie Hubbard lives in Portland, Oregon with 10 chickens, 1 cat and several small raised bed gardens. Her website, City Girl Farming ( http://www.citygirlfarming.com ) is an urban guide to raising and growing your own food in small spaces.
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It Saves You Money
This is always a great motivator, but even more so these days when most people are feeling the crunch. The cost of a packet of seeds is generally in the ballpark range of the cost of one plant. If you go the packet of seeds route, you'll get a dozen or two (or even more) plants for the same amount of money investment. The savings is significant.
It Opens Up Your Options
Last year I grew two different kinds of luffa (yes, the sponge, which you can also eat), and an out-of-the-ordinary variety of cucumbers. None of this would have been possible if I wouldn't have started my own seeds. Buying packets of seeds to start on your own allows you an almost endless variety. Although you might be able to find an occasional exotic plant start, most growers stick to the known best sellers, so your options are more limited.
You Create a Longer Growing Season
Some vegetables need a very long growing season-longer than you might naturally have where you live. Starting your plants indoors allows you to get a jump-start on the season by growing them in a protected environment for a few weeks before you transfer them outside.
Your Plants are Tougher
Since growers get paid better if they grow plants fast, they often create conditions that promote fast plant growth. However, these conditions aren't necessarily the best for the plants. Because they (the growers) are good at what they do, they can create a near perfect environment to grow plants, but it also makes them weaker than the ones you can grow at home in more imperfect conditions.
You know that old saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger", right? This holds true with starting seeds indoors as well. Chances are, your house temperature isn't set at a constant, steady level 24/7, you may forget to water your plants one day, or over-water them the next. In the end, you will have stronger plants because of these less-than-perfect plant growing variables.
You Get to Choose the Ingredients
If you want organic plants, you know for sure you've got them if you start them from home and control their environment. You get to pick the soil, the additives, the kinds of seeds you use, etc. Most of these options are taken away from you if you buy plants from the store.
You Can Use Your Own Seeds
If you saved seeds from your garden last year, you can use them to start your garden this year. This gives you even more control over and knowledge about what you're planting and where it came from. Not only that, it also saves you more money.
Kerrie Hubbard lives in Portland, Oregon with 10 chickens, 1 cat and several small raised bed gardens. Her website, City Girl Farming ( http://www.citygirlfarming.com ) is an urban guide to raising and growing your own food in small spaces.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Grow Potatoes In A Bucket
I am going to have to try this one. I am already growing carrots in a big flower pot and have started baby corn. So this is going to more that I can grow.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Everybody should watch this video
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION IS
CONTROVERSIAL AND MAY BE
OFFENSIVE TO SOME AUDIENCES.
Viewer discretion is advised.
I think that everyone in America should watch this video and I hope that everyone of my readers will share it with everyone that they know.
CONTROVERSIAL AND MAY BE
OFFENSIVE TO SOME AUDIENCES.
Viewer discretion is advised.
I think that everyone in America should watch this video and I hope that everyone of my readers will share it with everyone that they know.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Prepared For Survival
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surprising-home-energy-hogs: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
surprising-home-energy-hogs: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
This really did surprise me. I have been unplugging unused stuff for a while now, but I guess that I have not been doing enough by the looks of this article. I really need to crack down on some stuff. Especially the gaming systems and the computers.
This really did surprise me. I have been unplugging unused stuff for a while now, but I guess that I have not been doing enough by the looks of this article. I really need to crack down on some stuff. Especially the gaming systems and the computers.
SHTF Plan - When the Shit Hits The Fan, Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.
SHTF Plan - When the Shit Hits The Fan, Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.
This is getting to be the most read website in my house. I just wanted to share it with all of you. Great information on it. Some of it scares me , but it must get out.
This is getting to be the most read website in my house. I just wanted to share it with all of you. Great information on it. Some of it scares me , but it must get out.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
WoodGas-Stove
This is something that we all need!!
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Dehydrating Blueberries & Strawberries
I had heard that doing blueberries was almost impossible to do in the dehydrator, but I got a small bunch on sale and tried them. I read online somewhere that if you pop them with a pin , or I used a toothpick, than you would have a better chance of them turning out. So I popped them all and put them in the dehydrator with 4 trays of sliced strawberries. The next morning I woke up and the strawberries were done and perfect. The blueberries took about 4 more hours. They turned out great. I am loving this. I cannot wait until this summer! I will have a garden and get to go to the Farmer's market and get stuff that I am not going to grow myself. This food dehydrator is probably the most useful item that I have ever bought. I love it.
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Friday, February 4, 2011
I Had To Turn Off The News!!!
Every time I turn on the news it is just more bad news. I already know that this world is going to hell in a hand-basket, so I have decided to turn off the news for the weekend. I just cannot watch anymore of what is going on in Egypt, hear anymore about how bad things are here in the USA, the bad weather, and more. Plus, it did not help that the Newscaster on my Roku added LIVE Al Jazeera Television that was just streaming LIVE from Egypt!! I am only going to watch the Super Bowl!!
Anyone else feel the same way about watching the news???
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Anyone else feel the same way about watching the news???
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MREs
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Water Filters And Water Purifiers For Survival
At the top of everyone's survival and preparedness checklist is drinking water. Pure, refreshing, sweet water. We want it to be clean and free from dangerous bacterias, cysts, and viruses. That is because without water to drink we are dead in just a few days. That is not all though...without clean water, we risk both sickness and death!
You can store water for emergencies...and you should. But what happens if you don't store enough or you have to evacuate your home? How many days worth of water do you think you can carry with you if you are on foot? We each need about 1 gallon of water a day...do you think you can carry 2-3 days worth?
Suppose you don't have to evacuate but the crisis lasts longer than you are prepared for. What are you going to do?
There are several solutions to these problems, but the one that makes the most sense to many people is to invest in either water filters or water purifiers.
Both types of devices come in small portable bottles that are ideal for someone on the move, and larger units designed to take care of an entire household.
Many people don't know the difference between a water filter and a water purifier though. Both use a filter or series of filters to decontaminate the water. They both remove protozoa, bacteria and parasites from the water. They both make water much safer to drink. The difference is that water purifiers also remove viruses from the water.
Removing bacteria is important because even clear water can have salmonella, E. coli and cholera. These bacteria not only cause illness, they kill people that drink contaminated water every year. Both kinds of devices are good at removing them.
The water purifier will also remove dangerous viruses from the water such as the Hepatitis A virus, Rotaviruses, and Norwalk-type viruses. Not usually fatal, these viruses can definitely make your life miserable for a while though.
You can also kill viruses by boiling the water, using iodine tablets, and adding chlorine tablets.
Each of these methods has disadvantages to consider. Boiling water uses fuel that can be used for cooking and is time intensive. Some people are allergic to iodine and it leaves a strong taste in the water. Chlorine tablets take 4 hours after you have added them before you can drink the water.
No matter what, the first step that you should take when disinfecting or purifying water should be to select the cleanest and clearest water that you can find. The clearer the better, because particulates in the water such as clay and silt will reduce the effectiveness of your filters and also make your chemical disinfectants less reliable.
When choosing your water from a still source such as a pond you should take it from the top because you will find less particulates in the water there. The only reason that would cause you not to remove the water from the top would be if it has oil or some other surface contaminate in it. Water that is removed from the top also has the advantage of being disinfected somewhat by the sun's radiation.
The important thing is that you invest in one or more of these lifesaving gadgets. Get a large home model and a smaller portable bottle if you can. You may never need one to save your life, but you will be thankful that you have one if you get caught in a crisis.
Hi, I'm James Sorick and I run a website that teaches about survival gear and preparedness strategies. I invite you to visit my site where I go into greater detail about the water purification bottle and many other topics including the basics of survival food.Simple: Just Add Water - Outdoor Gourmet Meals - WiseFoodStorage.com
You can store water for emergencies...and you should. But what happens if you don't store enough or you have to evacuate your home? How many days worth of water do you think you can carry with you if you are on foot? We each need about 1 gallon of water a day...do you think you can carry 2-3 days worth?
Suppose you don't have to evacuate but the crisis lasts longer than you are prepared for. What are you going to do?
There are several solutions to these problems, but the one that makes the most sense to many people is to invest in either water filters or water purifiers.
Both types of devices come in small portable bottles that are ideal for someone on the move, and larger units designed to take care of an entire household.
Many people don't know the difference between a water filter and a water purifier though. Both use a filter or series of filters to decontaminate the water. They both remove protozoa, bacteria and parasites from the water. They both make water much safer to drink. The difference is that water purifiers also remove viruses from the water.
Removing bacteria is important because even clear water can have salmonella, E. coli and cholera. These bacteria not only cause illness, they kill people that drink contaminated water every year. Both kinds of devices are good at removing them.
The water purifier will also remove dangerous viruses from the water such as the Hepatitis A virus, Rotaviruses, and Norwalk-type viruses. Not usually fatal, these viruses can definitely make your life miserable for a while though.
You can also kill viruses by boiling the water, using iodine tablets, and adding chlorine tablets.
Each of these methods has disadvantages to consider. Boiling water uses fuel that can be used for cooking and is time intensive. Some people are allergic to iodine and it leaves a strong taste in the water. Chlorine tablets take 4 hours after you have added them before you can drink the water.
No matter what, the first step that you should take when disinfecting or purifying water should be to select the cleanest and clearest water that you can find. The clearer the better, because particulates in the water such as clay and silt will reduce the effectiveness of your filters and also make your chemical disinfectants less reliable.
When choosing your water from a still source such as a pond you should take it from the top because you will find less particulates in the water there. The only reason that would cause you not to remove the water from the top would be if it has oil or some other surface contaminate in it. Water that is removed from the top also has the advantage of being disinfected somewhat by the sun's radiation.
The important thing is that you invest in one or more of these lifesaving gadgets. Get a large home model and a smaller portable bottle if you can. You may never need one to save your life, but you will be thankful that you have one if you get caught in a crisis.
Hi, I'm James Sorick and I run a website that teaches about survival gear and preparedness strategies. I invite you to visit my site where I go into greater detail about the water purification bottle and many other topics including the basics of survival food.Simple: Just Add Water - Outdoor Gourmet Meals - WiseFoodStorage.com
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Alcohol Stove
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Flashlights That Do Not Need Batteries.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Organize The Stockpile
This is what I am going to be working on the rest of the week. I need to get my stockpile of food organized. I do not have a lot of room to do this in, but I have been using one corner of my bedroom and boxes. Not very good , but I have to work with what I have. I am saving some money back , taking the savings from using coupons, to order me some of these can organizers. Might take me a while to do that, but for now I am going to make a list for each box and tape it on the outside. Making sure to note the dates. Maybe that will make it easier to rotate. Each box will have a different type of food in it. One for canned, one for condiments, and so on. I will probably be working on this the rest of the week. It should be worth it though. I just wish that I had more room. LOL.
Here is a great Food Storage Inventory List that I am going to print out to put in my kitchen binder. That way I do not have to run to the boxes every time and look for something. I can just get this out and check. Also should make my grocery list making easier.
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Here is a great Food Storage Inventory List that I am going to print out to put in my kitchen binder. That way I do not have to run to the boxes every time and look for something. I can just get this out and check. Also should make my grocery list making easier.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Frontier House
We just got done watching this DVD. The whole season of Frontier House. It was so good and really educational. I loved it. Really learned a lot from it. Tons of stuff that they had to go through and do to survive. This is a must see for anyone who wants to learn how to live off of the land and survive.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
I Love Oil Lamps!
I also got one of those fold up things to hang clothes on to dry. I needed another one of those. And for only $4.00 it was a steal. Those things are expensive.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
One Second After ~ A Must read!
I got this book for my son for Christmas and for the past few days I have been reading it. WOW! Every single person in America should read this book. For being a fiction book , I have learned a lot. It is scaring me some what though. It is also giving me some ideas on other items that we should be stockpiling! Like antibiotics. Luckily no one in my family has any type of disease , like Diabetes. But, if one of us got hurt we need to have antibiotics here! Just in case.
This is really a great read and an educational one too. If you can buy one and share it. It is a must read for anyone who wants to keep their family safe.
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This is really a great read and an educational one too. If you can buy one and share it. It is a must read for anyone who wants to keep their family safe.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Deer = Venison
This morning I looked out my kitchen window and seen 5 deer standing in my back yard!! First thought was "oh, what a pretty scene" then my second thought was how lucky we are that we live almost out of town and have deer in our yard all of the time!! FOOD!! Sorry to say this if there are any animal lovers reading this, which by the way I am one too, but if my family is hungry , I will have to get a deer to feed them. I will not waste it or shoot for fun, but food is another thing. I hope that it never comes to that , because I never was very good at cleaning game, but if I had to for the health of my family , I would.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Provident Pantry!
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Stockpile Seasonings!
Stockpile the ones that you use the most and keep a few on hand for when you want things to be different. I also have some meat tenderizer, which can be a life saver. One thing that you can do id go through your favorite recipes and some new ones and make sure that you have stockpiled all of the stuff that goes into those recipes. We use a lot of chili powder and taco seasoning so those are ones that I have tried to stockpile a lot of.
Just make sure that you have the right seasonings on hand and you can cook anything better!!!
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