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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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.
Farm Tour: Off-Grid Setup, Irrigation, and Winter Preparation
12-minute walkthrough of an off-grid farm project, including irrigation systems and winter shelter planning for harsh-climate homesteading.
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.
Diesel Shortage & Ag Disruption | Bear Brief 15SEP26
Analysis of diesel supply constraints and cascading effects on agricultural production and food system resilience.
Gas and Food Shortages Hitting America Within Months
Analysis of predicted fuel price spikes and food supply disruptions in the coming months and defensive measures.
Preparing Our Arizona Homestead for Snow
Winter prep on a sustainable off-grid Arizona homestead: seasonal planning, shelter reinforcement, livestock care, solar lighting installation, and learning your land through the seasons.
Major Shortages Are Coming: Stock Up Right Now
Overview of anticipated shortages and recommended stockpiling strategies across food, medical, and radiation detection.
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.
Cordless Mini Chainsaw for Off-Grid Homestead Pathway Clearing
Testing a lightweight battery-powered chainsaw for clearing pathways, pruning branches, and preparing livestock grazing areas on an off-grid Arizona homestead.
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.
We are getting very close to an economic collapse...ALL PRICES are going to explode higher
Economic collapse scenario with focus on price inflation and portable water filtration as preparation strategy.
Building Rural Self-Sufficiency and Community Resilience
Strategies for establishing land-based self-sufficiency and reducing dependence on centralized systems through local production and cooperation.
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
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.
Off-Grid Homestead Systems: Water, Power, and Laundry Automation
Seven-minute walkthrough of pressurized water, solar-powered shower, and washer/dryer systems that reduced daily labor on a working off-grid homestead.
Converting a Carport Into an Off-Grid Homestead Pole Barn
Step-by-step build converting a 10×5 carport into a multi-purpose livestock shelter, hay storage, and tool shed for an off-grid Arizona homestead.
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.
Preserving Pears in Heavy Syrup
Five-minute walkthrough on water-bath canning pears in heavy syrup, a long-term food storage method for home gardeners and foragers.
Water Filter Test Results - Part 2: Rainwater Purification Over 48 Hours
Controlled field test of a portable water filter system on collected rainwater, with analysis of clarity and safety results over two days.
I Built a Food Forest for My Ducks (Here's What Happened)
Twelve-minute walkthrough of a backyard food-forage experiment for Muscovy ducks: what plants survived grazing, why Jerusalem artichokes outperformed intentional crops, and lessons for building sustainable animal runs.
Persimmon Trees as Free Fall Livestock Feed
Greg demonstrates how to use wild or cultivated persimmon trees as a low-cost, nutritious fall feed source for cattle and other livestock on regenerative pasture.
Can I Turn This Bare High Desert Land Into Pasture?
Nine-month land transformation: building soil health and establishing pasture on arid land through native vegetation, strategic plantings of grasses and forage, and minimal-water techniques.
Nutsedge: The Weed I Actually Like (And How I Control It)
Thirteen minutes on nutsedge ecology, why this persistent weed may have practical uses, and integrated management strategies for garden resilience.
Foraging, Diversity and Staying Healthy
Guided forage walk identifying edible wild plants, discussing nutritional diversity and self-sufficiency through wild food.
The UK Government Wants You Prepping — Here's The Truth
Ten minutes on UK household emergency preparedness: what official guidance recommends, why the 72-hour standard may fall short, and practical steps for water outages and blackouts.
5 Grocery Store Foods For Long Term Storage - No Repackaging Required
Eight-minute walkthrough of five types of grocery-store foods (nuts, canned goods, freeze-dried meals, nut butters, shelf-stable dairy) that store long-term in their original packaging without special equipment.
Grocery Prices Surge: Global Food Supply Faces Perfect Storm
Analysis of current grocery price increases and food supply chain vulnerabilities driving immediate purchasing decisions.
Three Most Valuable Items for Surviving Economic Collapse or SHTF
Identify and properly store three high-priority survival items for economic disruption scenarios.
Grid-Down Preparedness: Essential Supplies and Stockpiling Strategy
Walkthrough of practical stockpiles for grid-down scenarios: long-term food storage, water, medical supplies, hand tools, fire-starting, and emergency funds.
Vintage Surplus Survival Fishing Kit: Instructor's Evaluation
David Canterbury evaluates a vintage military survival fishing kit—what works, what's outdated, and how to build a modern version that actually catches food.
Building a Rainwater Harvesting System: Ditches, Berms, Swales, and Ponds
Walkthrough of an integrated rainwater harvesting system on an off-grid homestead: how ditches, berms, swales, and ponds work together to maximize water infiltration and soil retention in an arid climate.
Buy Food and Land Now: Economic Decline and Self-Sufficiency
Explores generational wealth erosion and strategies for building food security and land ownership outside traditional economic systems.
Growing Free Chicken Feed in a Kiddie Pool: Azolla Experiment
Thirteen-minute walkthrough on growing azolla (an aquatic fern) as supplemental chicken feed, including setup, harvesting, drying results, and honest cost-benefit analysis.
Snapping Turtle From Field to Table: Cleaning, Processing & Cooking
Complete walkthrough of harvesting, cleaning, and cooking snapping turtle as a wild food resource, from water's edge to finished meal.