Sugar Without Bees or Trees It started like this. In my quest for self-sufficiency, I wanted to have the ability...
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All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 I would like to take a stab at convincing anyone who is able, to ...
Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes I recently purchased a copy of Cody Lundin's book "When All Hell...
Oats are one of those storage foods people LOVE to ignore. I can't even get my own husband to...
*** Note From The APN *** This topic often becomes controversial. There seem to be many differing opinions out there...
Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle Top 20 foods to stock up on this season! I love this time of...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 Augason Farms is one of the few food storage companies to offer gluten free...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 The easiest, cheapest and fastest way to dry can food is to use oxygen absorbers. ...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle © 2014 By Stephanie Dayle. Most of the time I hand wash all of my...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 Here's What You Can Do With All Those Tomatoes! No, its not spaghetti sauce,...
You know some of those old hand-powered gadgets of grandma's you sold in the yard sale several years back? That's...
If you are like me and enjoy something sweet every now and then, you might want to consider adding some...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 I have always found that reading a "How To" articles on the internet and...
It's more than stockpiles, guns, gadgets, and even skills, prepping is more than all of these things. Prepping is about...
What NOT to Prep - Part 1 What NOT to Prep - Part 2 If I haven't rattled your thinking...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle © 2014 By Stephanie Dayle. There are different versions of this recipe all over the...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 If you have made the decision to get serious about self sufficiency and start...
Prepping can seem so expensive at times, some of the more elaborate equipment like grain mills, solar ovens, ammo, and...
Indoor or Kitchen Oven Dutch oven cooking is a great skill for preppers to learn and a dutch oven...
That’s right, I said what "NOT" to prep. This is part 2 in a short series on thing I choose...
Our pup, dropping me a hint that he'd like more. All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 When I make dog...
public domain image Nearly three years ago, after a serious car accident, I began having serious lower intestinal issues whenever...
One of the most self-sufficient steps a pepper can make, is to start your own garden and relearn the life...
If you have a yard and are looking into beautifying it with some trees, why not plant fruit trees? They...
All photos by Stephanie Dayle ©2013 Why? The art of jam and jelly making is an important part of your self-reliance...
That’s right, I said “what NOT to prep.” If you have made the decision to start preparing, you are experiencing...
Tallow is rendered beef or sheep fat that is made from suet (pictured below), which is the fat only from...
In my opinion canning is one of the absolute best skills any prepper can learn. It is a HUGE step...
One of the most common excuses I hear for not prepping is “I don’t have enough space for all that,”...