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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Don't Let Wild Weather Destroy Your Harvest
Soil moisture and water management techniques to protect crops from drought and flooding using landscape design and natural water storage systems.
American Farmers Facing Massive Losses as Food Crisis Tightens Supply
Analysis of farm economics: diesel, fertilizer, tariff, and drought impacts on US and global crop yields, and why food costs are rising.
The Truth: Homesteading Won't Save The World... Until It Does
53-minute deep dive into regenerative agriculture myths vs. reality: what actually works on marginal land, the economics of small-scale farming, and honest soil-building strategies for off-grid living.
Is THIS the Place to Shop for Prepping on a Budget? Trader Joe's Prepper Pantry Tour
33-minute evaluation of Trader Joe's shelf-stable foods, prices, and suitability for emergency food storage and budget prepping.
How to Catch Grasshoppers and Crickets
Hands-on demonstration of catching and preparing grasshoppers and crickets as wild-foraged protein sources.
No Chemicals in Garden = Safe to Eat
Building healthy, resilient soil through organic matter and soil biology instead of synthetic inputs—a foundation for long-term food security.
HUGE Steak in the NEW Pathfinder Deep Carbon Steel Skillet
Real-fire testing of a 10-inch carbon steel skillet: searing technique, heat management, and why carbon steel is versatile camp cookware for bushcraft and overlanding.
Arapuca Bird Trap
Two-minute walkthrough of building a traditional arapuca bird trap using primitive materials and techniques.
Survival Skill - Easy Wild Grouse Clean & Recipe
Step-by-step grouse cleaning and cooking from field harvest to table, demonstrating practical wild-game processing for subsistence food procurement.
Building My Dream Garden From Scratch
Multi-year process of converting steep hillside into terraced garden: contour measurement, layout planning, and greenhouse foundation on uneven ground.
How to Harvest and Preserve Elderberries
31-minute walkthrough on identifying, harvesting, and processing black elderberries into medicinal syrup for cold and flu season.
Stockpile as Much Food as You Can Now
Overview of freeze-dried and emergency food storage options with current discount codes and sourcing strategies.
Why You Should Start Small
Financial and operational strategy for scaling homestead projects incrementally to avoid over-investment, test local markets, and match production to actual family needs.
World's Most Impressive Squirrel Hunting Platform
46-second demonstration of a specialized hunting platform setup for squirrel hunting in the field.
Survival Skill - Sniping Squirrels!
46-second demonstration of a hunting technique for harvesting squirrels as subsistence food in a wilderness setting.
Canning a Year's Worth of Green Beans
Sixteen-minute walkthrough of pressure canning green beans for long-term storage, covering equipment selection and batch processing for annual food preservation.
Food Safety Recalls: Salmonella, Metal Contamination, and Cyclospora Outbreak Alert
Current food safety recall summary covering salmonella in baked goods, metal contamination risks, and cyclospora in lettuce — how to identify affected products and protect your pantry.
Carbon Steel Skillet or Dutch Oven? This 2" Deep Skillet Does BOTH!
Ten-minute camp cooking walkthrough: using a 2-inch carbon steel skillet as a dual-purpose Dutch oven over fire, with heat control, coal-bed techniques, and meal preparation.
Prepare for Food Shortages
Review of freeze-dried survival foods and their nutritional value for emergency food storage planning.
Waterdrop G3P800 Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Review
Five-minute walkthrough of the Waterdrop G3P800 tankless RO system: specs, filtration stages, flow rate, and installation considerations for under-sink water treatment.
Storing potatoes for the winter
Nine-minute walkthrough on preparing and storing potatoes for winter from a homesteader and nurse.
Terrace or Swale? Which One Fixes Your Yard?
How to use contour lines and terrain management (terraces vs. swales) to fix uneven ground and improve water retention on your property.
Survival Skill - Cooking on a Rock
23-minute demonstration of primitive cooking technique using heated rocks, applicable to off-grid and wilderness food preparation.
Giant Turnip
Two-minute demonstration of a large turnip harvest, with notes on turnips as a calorie-dense survival food for people and livestock.
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
Food Crisis: How Bad Is It and How to Prepare
Assessment of current food supply threats and practical strategies for building food security and reserves.
USDA Beef, Egg, and Grain Report: What It Means for Your Food Storage
Analysis of recent USDA supply data on cattle, grains, and eggs with recommendations for long-term food storage strategy and pantry stocking decisions.
Nearly 50 Million Eggs Recalled — FDA Warns of Serious Health Risk
Breakdown of a major FDA Class I egg recall: what triggered it, health risks, how to check your eggs against recall notices, and safer sourcing alternatives.
Living Fully Off-Grid on a Remote Pacific Island
Tour of a working off-grid homestead in Vanuatu: tropical food production, water systems, shelter, and daily routines of island self-sufficiency.
Steam Canning – Monday Night Fireside Chat No. 1452
Panel discussion on steam canning techniques and food preservation for beginners, hosted by Gil with guest experts from Rebel Canners and ChefTech.
Coho Salmon Frenzy on Vancouver Island | Catch & Cook
Fifteen minutes on catching coho salmon and smoking the day's catch for preservation, with foraged berries, on Vancouver Island.
Investing In Your Homestead – Where To Start?
Two-hour discussion on prioritizing homestead improvements for food production, water management, and self-sufficiency on rural property.
Don't Make These Preserving Mistakes
Learn practical habits to manage food preservation efficiently, including timing, method selection, and whether you're preserving foods your family will actually eat.
Best Place to Set Up a Regenerative Grazing Operation
Eight-minute walkthrough of site selection criteria for starting a regenerative grazing operation, with focus on pasture management fundamentals.
Foraging: American Elderberry or Pokeberry?
Two-minute walkthrough on identifying edible American elderberry versus toxic pokeberry in the wild—critical skill for safe foraging.
Sprinklers Won't Save Your Garden
Efficient irrigation techniques for food gardens: drip systems, mulch, timing, and olla pots to deliver water at the roots and reduce waste.
Arizona's Water Crisis Is Here
How Arizona's depleting water supply affects farmland, food costs, property values, and household economic readiness in the Southwest.
Does Adding Cayenne to Chicken Feed Actually Work? (What We Do and Why)
How capsaicin in cayenne pepper affects chicken physiology, why it may boost winter egg production, dosing guidance, and complementary strategies for year-round laying.
I Still Can't Believe This Happened: Onion Bolting and Recovery
What causes onions to bolt prematurely, how to identify at-risk plants, and preservation methods for partially-salvaged crops.
Very Successful Bone Broth with Collagen
Short walkthrough on making bone broth and extracting collagen for food preservation and nutritional resilience.
Pressure Canning Siphoning: Why Your Jars Lose Liquid & How to Stop It
Nine-minute walkthrough of siphoning in pressure canning: why it happens, four main causes (pressure fluctuations, rapid cooling, air bubbles, improper lids), and how to prevent and assess it.
How to Lacto Ferment Peppers or Any Vegetables: The Easiest Two-Ingredient Method
19-minute walkthrough on preserving garden vegetables through salt-water fermentation, using fresh peppers as an example; covers harvesting, prep, salt ratios, jar setup, and readiness indicators.
Biodegradable and Eco-Friendly Straws Growing in Your Garden
One-minute walkthrough on growing edible straw plants in a home garden as a self-sufficient alternative to purchased straws.
What Lambing Season Looks Like on Our Farm | Lambing 2026
27-minute walkthrough of lambing season on a South Australian farm: birth assistance, orphan lamb care, daily animal husbandry, and herd management across 200+ lambs.
Find Water Near You Without Digging a Well
Scout your neighborhood for creeks, ponds, and streams using Google Maps to map backup water sources before an emergency.
Make your own mayo using real whole food ingredients
One-minute immersion-blender mayo recipe using olive oil, egg, lemon juice, and mustard; addresses ingredient quality and food preservation fundamentals.
Quiche Lorraine Shelf-Stable Recipe: Building Better Prepper Pantry Meals
23-minute walkthrough building a shelf-stable quiche in a jar using freeze-dried ingredients, with ingredient sourcing and pantry strategy for long-term food storage.
Will We Ever Stop Working? Thoughts on a Life of Manual Chores and Self-Sufficiency
Reflections on long-term sustainability while making sauerkraut—balancing manual labor, food preservation, and the practical realities of off-grid mountain homesteading.
Summer Rains Brought a Shiitake Flush
Short walkthrough of shiitake mushroom cultivation triggered by seasonal rainfall—a practical food-production technique for home growing.