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Learning to Tie Knots
Saturday my husband and I joined some other preppers to learn to tie some knots at the beautiful Glen Bridge River Park in Arden, south of Asheville. It was organized as a meet-up of the WNC Survival...
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Freezing eggs at home
Since my eleven hens have started laying, I am getting A LOT of eggs. A friend suggested I freeze some for use in the fall if the hens stop laying when they molt. I have frozen about 4 dozen eggs so...
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WNC Preparedness Group Meeting September 1
For those of you in Western North Carolina interested in connecting with others interested in prepping, consider joining and attending the MeetUp.com group, WNC Preparedness Group. There is a free...
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Prepping on a Budget
There are many wonderful prepping blogs and forums. I have links to many of them. Today I want to bring your attention to two of them that specialize in helping people prepare without spending a lot...
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Alternative to Shampoo and Conditioner
For those of you who do not know me personally, I must admit that I tend to be a bit of a skeptic. Okay, maybe my friends would tell you I can be quite skeptical. Case in point: For two years I...
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Where Did The Eggs Go?
My 10 hens have pretty consistently been laying 9 to 10 eggs a day. My most reliable layers are the two Red Stars who lay distinctive, very large, roundish dark brown eggs. They lay early in the...
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Making Your Own Laundry Soap
More than two years ago I read several posts online from people who save A LOT of money by making their own laundry soap. There are several variations of the basic recipe available. I am going to...
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Cool Prepper Stuff at Tractor Supply
I go to Tractor Supply in my small town fairly frequently–partly because they are often out of what I go there to buy, and I have to return. Bummer. However, I always enjoy browsing the tables of...
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Heritage Life Skills Weekend
Carolina Readiness Supply is sponsoring a weekend of classes called Heritage Life Skills Weekend in Waynesville, NC, on September 28, 29, and 30. There will be classes on many prepping and survival...
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Making Do–Darning Socks
I learned to darn socks in 7th grade Home Ec. That was the last time I thought about darning until last year when some relatively expensive wool socks I really like got a hole in the toe. I couldn’t...
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Southeastern States Prepper Camp-Out Report
We enjoyed our weekend (September 14-16, 2012) seeing some old friends and meeting some new folks. Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina preppers from the American Preppers Network met for a...
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Cooking Pinto Beans
We had pinto beans with ham for supper last night along with fresh bread. I am very picky about pintos. We ate them at home when I was a child. My grandmother and aunts who lived in West Virginia...
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Homemade Sauerkraut Season!
Sauerkraut is a low calorie (42 calories per cup), nutritious way to preserve cabbage with 30 mg of Vitamin C per cup. Having a source of Vitamin C during winter months and the early spring was...
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Down Home Hush Puppies
Hush Puppies with Jalapenos I have eaten so many bad restaurant hush puppies, I decided to make them at home from fresh ground popcorn and wheat. I remember the first time I ate them when I was a...
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Packing Grain For Long Term Storage
Spelt packed in Vittle Vault I get many questions from new preppers about the best way to store grain for long term storage. I have posted similar information before, but since I packed about 50 lbs...
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Egg Basics–FAQ’s
Fresh eggs in the skillet frying Many people ask me questions about raising chickens and fresh eggs. There are many people starting to consider raising backyard chickens or are curious about how...
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Firewood and Wood Stove Ready For Cold Weather
Fallen wood pile This morning I took a walk down the driveway to check out some of our winter garden and wood piles. I knew I had one stack of wood that had fallen a bit on each end and decided today...
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Winter Garden–Cabbage and Kale
It has been so warm this winter we haven’t had to cover any plants or use our cold tunnels. We have been so busy this year that our winter garden is smaller than usual, but still producing some...
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Organic Growers School March 9th-10th
This week we received our spring conference brochure for the Asheville, NC Organic Growers School. This is a relatively inexpensive way to learn some great skills about gardening, livestock, forestry...
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Homemade Bar Soap
We love using our homemade soap and recently made enough to last us a couple of years. We made one batch using used cooking oil and animal fat we had stored in the freezer. The other batch is made...
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