Dry Is Warm; Warm Is Healthy
How To Avoid Sickness And Hypothermia During Cold Weather In the early stages of a critical situation during the fall and winter, it’s not shooting a deer or snaring a rabbit that’s going to keep you...
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Lessons Learned About Pre-stocking Personal Protection Equipment The world has changed. 2020 started like any other year, with fireworks lighting up the night and champagne flowing when the clock...
View ArticleHOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
‘Sage’ Advice For Starting Or Improving Your Veggie Plot Home gardening was crucial to Aunt Marjorie’s survival for much of her life and was ingrained in her soul over her 90 years on this Earth. I was...
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ANECDOTES, FACTS AND ADVICE FOR BEING SAFE AROUND VENOMOUS SNAKES We have had a plethora of medical alarms and concerns in the United States this past year, including measles, plague-infested fleas,...
View ArticleMoringa: The Gardener’s Multi-Tool
Excellent Nutrition Can Be Part Of Your Backyard Food Supply. Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is one of those plants that, at first, seems shrouded in mystery and history. The nutritional and medicinal...
View ArticlePrepper Plant Adviser: Sow Thistle
Sow Thistle Offers Multiple Menu Options Found almost everywhere, this dandelion look-alike is equally as versatile. Name: SOW THISTLE (Sonchus oleraceus and other species) Sunflower family...
View ArticleTHE MANY BENEFITS OF EPAZOTE
Epazote: A tasty addition to your medical kit NAME: EPAZOTE (Dysphania ambrosioides); (formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides) Epazote is also known as Mexican tea or wormseed and is a member of the...
View ArticleHow to Protect Yourself From Dog Attacks
Protect yourself from dog attacks According to DogsBite.org, each day, about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care for serious dog attack and bite injuries, and more than 14,000 people are...
View ArticleTHE MALLOW PLANT’S MANY USES
Mallow can soothe your throat and skin (and it also makes a nice salad) NAME: MALLOW (Malva neglecta and M. parviflora) DESCRIPTION Mallow is an urban plant that’s widely regarded as a weed. It’s one...
View ArticleDR. JOE ALTON’S TOP PREPAREDNESS PICKS
Critical insights from everyone’s favorite survival MEDIC Everyone has their favorite items they wouldn’t want to be without in a long-term survival scenario. When an interviewer asks what pieces of...
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