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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Harvesting Early This Year | September Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
44-minute garden walkthrough covering harvest timing, pest management, food preservation (canning, fermentation, freeze-drying), and seasonal planning for Zone 4A.
17 Foods To Stockpile That Never Expire
Forty-one minutes identifying 17 grocery-store foods with multi-decade shelf life, storage methods to achieve that lifespan, and realistic costs for a complete long-term food security system.
Winning the War on Weeds with John Moody
Hour-long deep dive into organic weed management strategies, soil health, cover cropping, and garden planning from a homesteading expert.
They Don't Care Anymore—Prepare for the Worst
Assessment of current threats and practical preparation strategies across food storage, medical supplies, and radiation detection.
Preserving Cheap Produce and Outdoor Grill Cooking
Tomato preservation techniques and first meal cooked on a newly built outdoor grill at a rural homestead.
The Dust Bowl Cycle Is Back and One Third of World's Export Grain Just Disappeared
Fifty-six minutes on global grain-export collapse, harvest failures, and fertilizer cutoffs — with household food-security strategies for a fragile supply chain.
How to Store 90 Days of Water for Your Family
40-minute walkthrough on building a hybrid water storage system for a family of four under $100, covering container selection, math on daily requirements, treatment methods, and storage locations.
Late Summer Tasks in the Garden
Prioritize harvesting and adjust watering as summer wanes; plan fall crops and cover crops to reduce next year's work.
Testing America's Emergency Water Sources: Lab Results and Purification Solutions
Lab analysis of 10 common emergency water sources (hot water heater, pool, pond) plus hands-on purification methods from passive filtration to reverse osmosis for household use.
Your Soil Needs More Than NPK | Soil Health Part 2
Learn how to build complete soil fertility by balancing macronutrients, micronutrients, and biology for nutrient-dense food production.
Working the Sugar Shack | A Week Off Grid in the Forest
Build timber-frame structures and manage maple sugar production while living off-grid in a remote forest cabin.
3 Days Solo Survival: Shelter Building, Water Procurement, and Catch-and-Cook Fishing
43-minute bushcraft walkthrough covering shelter construction, steam-distillation water procurement, and ocean fishing on an uninhabited island.
Prepper Pantry Haul: Stocking Up on Emergency Food Storage
88-minute walkthrough of freeze-dried and long-term food storage purchases, pricing trends, product comparisons, and pantry-building strategies for food security.
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.
Stockpile as Much Food as You Can Now
Overview of freeze-dried and emergency food storage options with current discount codes and sourcing strategies.
Building with Timber and Dinners with Family
Episode 171 of daily off-grid living in Swedish Jämtland: timber framing work on the cabin entrance and family meals sourced from the homestead.
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.
The Transformation From a Lifeless Abandoned Property to The Beginning of an Oasis Full of Life
51-minute walkthrough of six years of land reclamation, planting, water harvesting, and food production systems in a remote mountain homestead.
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.
Build a Life That Is Hard to Disrupt
Design resilient home systems for water, power, food, and sanitation that function when grid infrastructure fails.
Build a Life That's Hard to Disrupt: Living Without Electricity
Learn to design a homestead with resilient systems for water, food, cooking, heating, and sanitation that function without grid electricity.
I Built This Off-Grid Log Cabin Alone With Hand Tools (Complete Walkthrough)
Tour of a fully off-grid cabin: hand-tool construction, wood-heat systems, spring water, root cellar storage, and composting toilet.
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
I Have No Room Left to Store It!
Complete year-round beekeeping guide covering setup, maintenance, harvest, winterization, and spring reopening for food production.
Episode 7: The Parasite in Your Fridge — 10,000 Sick, a New War Pact & the Food Supply Lie
Understand cyclospora outbreak risks, food system fragility, and oral rehydration techniques that prevent severe dehydration.
6 Day Camp in the Quetico with my Dog: Fish, Bugs and Bonding
Extended wilderness camping trip demonstrating backcountry navigation, shelter, foraging, and self-sufficiency with minimal gear.
Living Off Our Land | August Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
54-minute garden walkthrough showing vegetable production, preservation techniques (freezing, fermenting, freeze-drying), and season extension strategies for northern climates.
Bad Things Are About to Happen
Survey of emergency food storage options and radiation detection equipment for imminent geopolitical and economic disruption.
Tearing Down to Build Up on Our Off-Grid Homestead
31-minute walkthrough of off-grid renovations, stone wall work, bread oven restoration, and DIY drip irrigation setup with real-time troubleshooting of water pressure and tank issues.
The Backyard Food System That Can Feed a Family | Suburban Gardening
45-minute tour of a backyard garden growing caloric staples (carrots, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes) with year-round techniques and survival-crop planning for family food security.
2 Night Summer Camp on an Island in the Wilderness
Practical wilderness camping techniques: shelter setup, fish procurement, and backcountry cooking on a remote Canadian island.
The Summer Slump in the Vegetable Garden (How We Survive!)
Build sustainable garden routines and systems to manage mid-season overwhelm and maintain consistent harvests without burnout.
What Are You Doing Now To Better Your Homestead – No. 1447
Discussion and Q&A on homestead improvement projects, food preservation, and property self-sufficiency from an Idaho family compound.
Prepper Pantry Haul: Smart Food Storage on a Budget
72-minute walkthrough of freeze-dried food purchases, brand comparisons, storage containers, and budget strategies for building long-term food supplies without overspending.
Jars For Canning – No. 1446
Hour-long panel discussion on canning jar selection, types, and best practices for food preservation, hosted with expert guests from Rebel Canners and ChefTech.
This is How We Survived on Rainwater for 8 Years... In the Desert!
38-minute walkthrough of a family's rainwater harvesting system and practices that sustained them off-grid in an arid climate for eight years.
Our Food Supply Has a Serious Problem
Analysis of FDA recall data showing structural fragility in the food supply chain, with practical steps to protect your food storage from contamination and recalls.
Low Effort Gardening for the Self-Sufficient Beginner
53-minute walkthrough on setting up automated drip irrigation, eliminating weeding and daily watering, and growing high-yield vegetables—tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, okra, squash—with minimal labor.
We Crossed Algonquin Park in 6 Days, 18 Hours
Multi-day wilderness crossing combining canoe portaging, river navigation, and self-sufficiency in remote backcountry.
6 Months Building Real Resilience: Our Scorecard
Off-grid homestead self-audit across water, energy, food, land, skills, community, and emergency systems — what's working, what's exposed, and one actionable step per layer.
My First Prepper Haul at Aldi: Budget Food Storage Testing
48-minute walkthrough of shelf-stable groceries and emergency foods from Aldi, with kitchen tests to evaluate which items are actually worth adding to long-term food storage.
When Farm Growth Costs Too Much | Garrett & Isabelle Heydt of Solstice Beef Company
Interview with regenerative beef farmers on scaling decisions, family health tradeoffs, and redefining farm success around stewardship rather than endless growth.
Cooking In Cast Iron – Monday Night Fireside Chat
Panel discussion on cast iron cooking techniques, seasoning, maintenance, and food preparation hosted by Gil of Camppatton Family Compound with guests Tammy McNeill and Mark of ChefTech.
Hard Lessons: 2 Years Homesteading in Rural Zimbabwe
77-minute first-person account of building a self-sufficient homestead from scratch in rural Zimbabwe, covering land acquisition, food production, and off-grid living after two years of trial and error.
How 6 YouTube Videos Paid for Our $32,000 Well
Complete walkthrough of deep well drilling, pump selection, water testing, and cost recovery through documentation on an off-grid homestead.
Live Q&A: Australian Homesteading with Rustic Spirits Homestead
Two-hour live Q&A on off-grid homesteading: food processing, water sourcing, seasonal gardening, livestock, bushfire preparedness, and building independent living systems.
Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads to 34 States: Food Safety Beyond Standard Advice
34-minute breakdown of the 2026 Cyclospora outbreak, CDC findings, at-risk produce, how triple-washing works, and preparedness steps for food storage security.