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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Can You Bake Without Electricity? Testing the Ember Oven
Thirteen-minute real-world test of the Ember Oven, evaluating whether this portable wood-fired solution works for off-grid baking and food preparation.
Bull and Sheep Herd Performance After Thatch Field Burn
Greg Judy walks through how his cattle and sheep herd responds to grazing a recently burned pasture, observing weed control and forage quality outcomes.
Is This the Emergency Water Filter You'd Trust? ITEHIL E01 Mini Tested
Seven-minute hands-on test of the ITEHIL E01 Mini electric water filter: setup, purification capability (removes 99.9999% bacteria and viruses), and off-grid solar-powered operation for emergency water access.
Building a Chicken Aviary
Nine-minute walkthrough building a 2,400-square-foot chicken aviary with natural enrichment, breeding control, and predator protection at lower cost than a traditional coop.
We Made Sauerkraut: Classic and Cool New Recipe
Thirteen-minute walkthrough of fermenting sauerkraut using a harvest salvage, including a fennel-sauerkraut variation.
Early September Zone 2B/3A Harvest
Walkthrough of early-season garden harvesting in Northern Alberta's short growing season, documenting what grows and yields in zone 2B/3A.
Rye Bread: Milling and Baking
Eight-minute walkthrough: mill rye flour from grain, mix and shape a rye-bread loaf, bake in a Dutch oven. Recipe and technique for making bread from scratch-ground flour.
Apple Trees Instead of a Fence: Growing Food in Small Spaces
Walkthrough of planting columnar fruit trees as a dual-purpose privacy screen and food source, plus fitting 14 crop rows into a 20×50-foot garden strip for tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and staple preservation crops.
I Tried To Tell You! There's No Food Left
Assessment of food supply concerns and what individuals can do to prepare for potential scarcity.
Interview: Josh and Jesse of Dirty Dog Farm on Regenerative Meat Production
Greg interviews two regenerative farmers about building a profitable pasture-based meat operation, from early struggles to current success.
What Size Oxygen Absorber Do You Really Need?
Eight-minute walkthrough on choosing the right oxygen-absorber capacity for different food types and container sizes, with practical sizing recommendations for jars through 5-gallon buckets.
7 Steps for Fall Garden Cleanup Before Winter
Seven practical steps to prepare your garden for winter and position it for spring productivity, covering what to remove, what to leave, and seasonal maintenance.
Bird Flu vs. Thanksgiving: The Reality Check You Need Right Now
H5N1 advance into turkey operations ahead of Thanksgiving: what the data shows, Thanksgiving sourcing options, and what to watch as fall migration continues.
Think Like a Prepper: The Costco Deal I Couldn't Pass Up
Identify high-value bulk food purchases and understand how timing and venue selection impact long-term food storage economics.
Getting Water Out of a River
Six-minute walkthrough on safely collecting drinking water from a river using pack-carried gear and filtration.
Have you ever received a phone call like this?
Tour a major Mennonite supply store and learn about bulk purchasing options for homesteading and food preservation.
Fermenting Hot Peppers
Seven-minute walkthrough on fermenting fresh hot peppers to make homemade hot sauce—a shelf-stable preservation method for summer abundance.
How I'd Keep My Family Alive During a Global Famine
Food storage, cooking fuel, backup methods, gardening, and community: a six-minute breakdown of household resilience during serious food shortages.
100 Day Pantry Challenge: Day 1 - Let's Get Started
How to count the actual days of real meals your household can eat right now from your pantry — the baseline audit that kicks off a 100-day build plan.
Tour of Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, New York: Grass-Fed Cheese Operation
Seven-minute walkthrough of a grass-fed dairy farm in upstate New York, covering pasture-based production methods and cheese-making operations.
Growing Grass, Alfalfa, and Sorghum in the Desert with Rainwater Only
Eleven-minute walkthrough of a high-desert Arizona homestead using natural rainfall and rainwater harvesting to establish pasture, ground cover, and food crops on bare land without wells or irrigation.
Turn Garden Overgrowth Into Fertilizer: Chop and Drop Technique
Five-minute walkthrough of the chop-and-drop method to clear overgrown gardens while building soil fertility, featuring hand scythe technique and regenerative agriculture principles.
Building a Hunting Treestand in the Boreal Forest
Construct a functional hunting treestand and prepare a food plot for big game season in northern wilderness.
How To Prepare Your Pantry For What's Coming
Analysis of recent agricultural commodity price increases, retail timeline projections, and category-by-category pantry-stocking action plan with verified data sources.
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
Making Jalapeno Jelly — Epic Fail
Thirteen minutes on attempting to make jalapeno jelly: the process, what went wrong, and lessons learned.
Black Soldier Fly Larvae for Chicken Feed: Building and Running a Home Production Bin
Eleven-minute walkthrough on building a black soldier fly larvae bin from a tote, what to feed them, harvesting techniques, and lessons from two years of trial and error raising protein-rich feed for backyard flocks.
Starting a Successful Regenerative Grazing Business from Scratch (Part 5)
Part 5 of Greg Judy's step-by-step guide to establishing a regenerative grazing operation, covering practical implementation from pasture setup to livestock management.
Sweet Potato Harvest From 4 Grocery Store Potatoes
Six-minute walkthrough growing sweet potatoes from grocery-store slips using recycled pots and soil, plus garden updates on lettuce, okra, bananas, and homemade fertilizer.
How Much Food Should You Stock?
Ten-minute walkthrough on calculating household food storage needs, covering quantities, duration, and practical planning for food security.
Cooking a Full Meal Off-Grid Taught Us More About People Than Prepping
Test alternative cooking methods and food storage in a practical group setting to identify gaps in your off-grid kitchen skills.
5 Grocery Foods With the Longest Best-By Dates—No Repackaging Required
Six-minute walkthrough of five shelf-stable grocery items (canned beans, almonds, canned fish, freeze-dried meals) with extended best-by dates suitable for emergency pantries, stored in original packaging.
Diesel Prices and Food Supply: What Farmers Are Warning
How rising diesel costs ripple through agriculture and food production, and what consumers should watch for in grocery prices and supply availability.
Before Mass Starvation Begins... 2027
Strategic food storage planning and emergency supply assessment to prepare for potential food scarcity scenarios.
Late-Season Garden Tour + Five-Vegetable Challenge to Plant Now
Thirteen-minute walk-through of five fast-growing cool-season crops (mustard greens, spinach, lettuce, arugula, radishes) you can plant immediately for harvest before first frost.
Prepping Alternate Grains: Winter Rye
Six-minute demonstration of growing and processing winter rye as a calorie-dense grain addition to long-term food storage.
Ten Years on a Half Acre: Building Self-Sufficiency Without Burnout
Reflective essay on a decade of backyard farming, off-grid systems, and raising animals on half an acre: what it cost, why expansion became unsustainable, and how to choose between growth and contentment.
Retro Camp Dove Dinner: Cleaning & Camp Cooking Tips
Field-to-table walkthrough: cleaning wild dove and preparing it over a camp fire, with practical tips on meat handling, cookware, and fire management.
Greg Interviews Hank Reed of Natural Gramma: Regenerative Ranching in North Missouri
Interview with a neighboring regenerative farmer on pasture management, livestock practices, and natural food production techniques.
Tenkara Fly Fishing
Eleven-minute introduction to tenkara, a minimalist Japanese fly-fishing technique using only a pole, line, and fly — ideal for backpacking and wilderness self-sufficiency.
Homestead Garden Update: Perennial Pigeon Peas, Container Carrots & New Growth
Nine-minute garden walkthrough covering perennial pigeon peas, container carrots, luffa, ginger, and compost—practical food production techniques for household self-sufficiency.
How to Stop Bugs From Ruining Your Long-Term Food Storage
Eight-minute walkthrough of how insects infest stored dry foods, which storage methods (Mylar, oxygen absorbers, freezing, vacuum sealing) actually work, and what to do if you discover an infestation.
Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 Portable Fridge Review: Battery Runtime and Off-Grid Performance
Five-minute walkthrough of a portable battery-powered refrigerator: runtime on single and dual batteries, 12V/solar charging, temperature control, and use as emergency backup food storage during power outages.
Solar Flare Damage to Crops: Global Reports of Sun-Burnt Plants
Examines reported crop damage from solar activity and explores potential growing strategies in response to solar weather threats.
Late-Summer Garden Transition: Five Steps to Extend Your Growing Season
Five practical late-summer tasks to maximize remaining harvest and prepare your garden for fall production.
Greg Loves the Beavers: How They Hold Large Pools of Water in Creeks During Dry Summers
Eight minutes on how beaver-built water retention benefits regenerative ranching operations and pasture management through the dry season.
Diesel Prices Are Spiraling Out of Control: What You Need to Know
Analysis of record diesel prices and how shipping cost spikes cascade through logistics networks to affect grocery inflation and household food budgets.
Eliminating broomsedge grass on newly leased farm: Greg's plan
Detailed walkthrough of Greg's strategy for clearing broomsedge and restoring pasture productivity on a newly acquired property.
Minimalist Wilderness Food
Nine-minute walkthrough of the author's tested approach to low-cost, nutrient-dense food sourcing for wilderness living, balancing satiety, health, and accessibility.