Food & Water
The two things a household runs out of first. Long-term food storage, rotating pantries, freeze-dried, canning and mylar — plus water filtration, storage, sourcing and treatment. The ground truth on what actually feeds and hydrates a household when the supply chain stalls. Plain reviews and honest taste tests, no panic.
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3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Flatbread Easy & Healthy Recipe
Make nutritious flatbread from boiled sweet potatoes, sprouted wheat flour, and salt—a simple carb source for storage.
Backyard Garden Update: Companion Planting and Vertical Growing
Suburban garden tour showing companion planting, vertical trellising with recycled materials, and fertilizer effects on cucumber, bean, and watermelon yields.
The First 24 Hours Without Running Water: What Really Happens
Four-minute walkthrough of the sanitation and adaptation challenges that emerge in the first day of a water outage, plus a two-hour home exercise to identify your household gaps.
Garden Planting in Northern Minnesota: Zone 4 Spring Timing
Short walkthrough of planting a garden in zone 4 Minnesota, with timing notes for northern growers planning spring crops.
Identifying Plantain
One-and-a-half minute guide to identifying plantain in the wild, covering key visual markers for confident foraging.
3 Ways to Get Safe Drinking Water When the Grid Goes Down
Three grid-down water purification methods: boiling, purification tablets, and emergency filters, demonstrated by a former CIA officer and survival trainer.
Building a Smokehouse from Scratch
Step-by-step walkthrough of designing and constructing a functional smokehouse for preserving meat and other foods on a homestead.
Growing My Perfect Squash Garden
Tour a productive squash garden and learn variety selection and cultivation techniques for homestead food production.
Knowing THIS Improves Your Garden!
Learn a key principle that enhances garden productivity and resilience for food self-sufficiency.
Moving 90 Litres of Water, No Sweat: Off-Grid Living Needs a Hippo Roller
Demonstration of the Hippo Roller water-transport solution for off-grid homesteading: how to move large volumes of water efficiently without mechanical power.
S3E7: Water Preparedness - Beyond 72 Hours
Water storage, sourcing, filtration, and purification strategies for extended emergencies, plus vulnerabilities in modern water infrastructure.
Garlic Scape Recipe: Grilled Preparation and Growing Tips
27-second walkthrough on harvesting and grilling garlic scapes to maximize bulb growth while preparing an edible crop byproduct.
From Chaos Garden to Productive Garden in a Few Small Intentional Actions
Quick walkthrough of practical steps to transform an overgrown garden into a productive growing space.
Turn swamp water into pure gold in 30 seconds
Portable water filtration for roadside emergencies: how the Grayl UltraPress makes untreated water safe to drink.
Solo Fishing Trip on Lake Huron: Venison on an Open Fire, Fly Fishing and Canoeing
Practical demonstration of backcountry food procurement, shelter, and fire management during a solo wilderness overnight.
Making a Primitive Fishing Rod That Works #Bushcraft #Wilderness #DIY
One-hour walkthrough of building a functional fishing rod from natural materials using techniques demonstrated on the TV show Alone.
Australia Fuel Spike $2.90/L, Farms in Trouble
Short analysis of rising fuel costs in Europe and Australia, how machinery costs affect farm economics, and implications for food-system fragility.
Do Eggs Need to be Refrigerated?
Learn whether fresh eggs require refrigeration and explore methods for preserving eggs long-term on the homestead.
Should You Mulch Your Garden?
Learn the benefits and considerations of mulching for garden productivity and soil health.
Water Filtration vs Purification: Preppers Must Know the Difference
Two-minute explainer on the difference between water filtration and purification, when to use each method, and when both are necessary.
Yogurt Maker for the Win: Experimenting with Propagating Fig Cuttings
Repurposing a yogurt maker as a propagation chamber to grow fig cuttings—a practical skills demo on food production and equipment versatility.
S3E5: One Acre Survival
Can one acre of land feed a family? Explores food production reality, common mistakes, livestock, fruit trees, and the gap between growing food and actual family nutrition.
Most People Store Water Wrong
Four-part framework for evaluating emergency water storage: accessibility, distribution, resupply, and usability beyond quantity alone.
Pantry canned food shelf in above freezers – compact space organization
Walkthrough of organizing canned food storage in a compact above-freezer pantry space for efficient access and inventory management.
Editor's note
“If you only have a weekend and $200, fix water before anything else — it's the prep with the highest ratio of survival impact per dollar. On food: most $400 emergency kits could be replaced with $120 of supermarket staples plus mylar bags. The expensive part of food prep is the marketing, not the calories.”
— Cockroach editorial
Can you breed your own meat chickens?
Expert walkthrough on breeding sustainable meat chickens at home, covering heritage breeds, genetics, and alternatives to commercial Cornish Cross.
Golden Oyster Mushroom Success
Short walkthrough of growing golden oyster mushrooms at home as a food production skill for self-reliance.
Food Safety: Fruit Fly Prevention and Produce Washing
Practical kitchen hygiene: identifying and preventing fruit fly infestation on produce, and safe washing techniques for fruits and vegetables.
Sustainable Broiler Breeding: Heritage Chicken Alternatives
Why modern commercial broilers fail in backyard conditions, and how to breed or select heritage and dual-purpose meat chickens for homestead resilience.
Taste Testing MRE Meals
First-hand evaluation of a breakfast MRE: flavor, palatability, and whether military ration meals are worth including in food storage plans.
Solar in – Water out: Off-grid solar pump setup
Eight-minute walkthrough of a solar-powered water pumping system for off-grid and rural properties, requiring no diesel or generator.
Something Happens When You Shift Toward Seasonal Eating
Why eating seasonally and locally reduces waste, saves money, and builds food resilience—and how to start with a garden, farmers' market, or CSA.
Frozen Tomato Soup Recipe
Simple recipe for using frozen tomatoes: butter-based soup with onion, garlic, basil, and bone broth, ready in under 30 minutes.
Don't Make This Mistake with Dirty Eggs!
Explains why washing eggs removes protective bloom, requiring refrigeration, and how unwashed eggs offer more storage options.
Mill Your Own Gluten-Free Flour Blend at Home
How to mill your own flour from bulk oats and brown rice using a home grain mill, with cost and nutritional benefits over store-bought blends.
Off-Grid Steak Meal No Kitchen
Cooking a complete steak meal over an open fire without modern kitchen equipment—basic campfire technique for protein preparation.
Improve Your Soil, Improve Your Garden
How organic matter percentage determines water retention capacity in garden soil, with actionable numbers per square foot.
Making a Wooden Fishing Net and Catching Trout
Learn to craft a functional wooden fishing net from natural materials for sustainable protein procurement in remote settings.
How to Tell if Your Home Canned Food is Spoiled
Explains visible signs of spoilage and why botulism safety depends on tested methods, not guesswork or fear.
Improvised Foil Cup: Boiling Water in the Field
40-second demonstration of folding aluminum foil into a cup to boil water over a fire — useful no-gear technique for backcountry and emergency scenarios.
Sustainable Garden Infrastructure and Seasonal Harvest Management
How to build raised beds and vertical gardens from reclaimed materials, set up gravity-fed irrigation and rain barrels, and use succession and companion planting to maximize yields.
Let Your Tank Breathe!
32-second explanation of how vented tank lids regulate internal pressure and protect water storage systems as levels change.
Always dedicate a drinking water hose to your water storage
21-second tip: use a dedicated hose for drinking water storage to prevent cross-contamination and maintain water safety.
Beans or Lentils? Which Is Better for Survival Food?
Comparison of beans and lentils as long-term storage staples, examining nutrition, calories, and meal-building potential for grid-down cooking.
The Most Overlooked Canned Food Category: Base Foods
Overview of seven canned food types for emergency meal systems, with focus on 'base foods' as nutritionally dense foundation ingredients for grid-down cooking.
How to Clip Chicken Wings the Right Way
Two-minute walkthrough on safely clipping primary flight feathers to prevent flight while keeping chickens healthy and mobile.
Living Off the Grid - The Grind for Water
Short walkthrough of water sourcing, collection, and daily management challenges on an off-grid mountain property during low-snow periods.
Elementi Fermentation Kit: Gear Review for Home Fermentation
Two-minute walkthrough of a fermentation kit designed for beginners—glass weights, self-burping lids, and mason jar compatibility for making sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles at home.
Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway: Review
Review of Hemenway's permaculture guide for small-space gardeners: building soil, water conservation, biodiversity, and low-effort food production.