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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Making Your Own Spice Powders
Monday Night Fireside Chat discussion on making spice powders at home, with hosts and guest experts from food preservation and culinary backgrounds.
Food Is Freedom: Food Preservation and Storage as Economic Security
Twenty minutes on food preservation through canning and bottling dry staples like rice and beans, framed around food scarcity risks and supply-chain vulnerability.
Installing sheep wire on pasture for winter grazing
Seven-minute walkthrough of setting up rotational sheep grazing infrastructure on pastureland, with Greg Judy and crew installing fencing for winter feed management.
No Power, No Water? Do This First
Calculate your family's 2-week water needs, learn safe storage methods, and identify backup water sources within walking distance for grid-down scenarios.
Are Backyard Chickens Worth It? It's More Than a Money Question
Twenty minutes on the real five-year costs and payoff of raising backyard chickens for eggs and meat, including hidden expenses and why fresh home-raised birds differ from supermarket poultry.
Stockpile These 7 Canned Meats — Don't Waste Money on the Rest
Nutritional and cost analysis of canned meats: which 7 brands deliver real protein and shelf life per dollar, and which to skip despite appearing cheaper.
Mylar Bags & Oxygen Absorbers: The Complete Guide to 25-30 Year Food Storage
Learn how to seal dry foods in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for 25-30 years of shelf-stable storage.
BougeRV CRD2 V2.0 Portable Refrigerator Review: Dual-Zone Cooling for Off-Grid and Emergency Use
Eight-minute hands-on review of a 61-quart portable electric fridge with dual-zone freezing, battery operation, and smartphone controls for camping, RVing, and grid-down food preservation.
Dual-Use Gas Mask Canteen
27-second look at the Mira Safety Canteen, a hydration system designed for use in contaminated or dangerous environments.
Managing a Large Garden Efficiently: BCS Tractor and Flail Mower Setup
Walk-through of using a BCS garden tractor with flail mower attachment to manage larger garden plots, reduce labor, and maintain soil health through mechanical mulching.
What to Do When the Tap Stops Working
Learn how to prepare for municipal water emergencies through real incidents, storage strategies, and a household water safety plan.
8 Freeze-Dried Foods for Your Fall Pantry: Testing the Thrive Fall Favorites Box
Suttons Daze opens and tests eight freeze-dried pantry staples from a seasonal box, evaluates each item, and demonstrates a one-skillet meal using the contents.
Why Your Garden Looks 'Bad' But Works Great
A working garden doesn't need to be perfect: how to grow productive food with minimal maintenance, inconsistent input, and real-world constraints.
Planting Fall Garlic in Zone 2b3a
Step-by-step guide to planting garlic in late fall for zone 2b/3a climates, covering timing, soil prep, and basic technique.
Food Labels, Ingredient Transparency, and What Companies Don't Have to Disclose
Eighteen minutes on how to read food labels critically: what FDA/USDA rules require, what they don't, how legal claims can mislead, and how to source food you actually trust for storage.
Growing Cucumbers On Trellises: Space-Efficient Garden Techniques
Garden tour demonstrating why trellising cucumbers saves space and reduces pest damage, with notes on peppers, zucchini, and harvest-ready produce for preservation.
Is Our Food Even Real Anymore?
Ten-minute walkthrough of reading ingredient labels, understanding what's actually in processed foods, and making informed grocery choices for you and your family.
Mulching Over Drip Irrigation: Reduce Water Loss and Build Soil
Step-by-step walkthrough on layering mulch over drip lines to cut evaporation, maintain soil moisture, and use chop-and-drop composting to feed the garden.
Baking Staples: Storage, Testing, and 100-Day Pantry Week 3
How to stock baking essentials for long-term storage, three one-minute tests to check if baking powder, soda, and yeast are still active, and budget-tiered shopping strategies.
What's Ready In The Garden Right Now? Tomato Harvest and Ripening Timeline
Garden walkthrough showing cherry tomato harvest readiness, ripening timelines for different varieties, and why staggered production matters for consistent food supply.
Free Pig and Chicken Feed Using Foraged Apples
How to source free or low-cost produce to feed pigs and chickens on a small farm, reducing feed costs through gleaning and waste-produce strategies.
6 Common Garlic Planting Mistakes
Six practical tips for successful garlic cultivation: variety selection, fall timing, clove handling, spacing, orientation, and mulching.
Learn to Trap a Beaver Easily
Step-by-step beaver trapping technique for subsistence hunting and wild food procurement.
Diesel Prices Up 70%—What It's Doing to Your Groceries
Analysis of actual grocery prices across 31 states vs. national averages, diesel's impact on food costs, and which pantry staples held steady or spiked.
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
Hand Scythe Chop-and-Drop Mulching for Garden Soil Building
Ten-second technique using a $10 hand scythe to turn garden waste into compost in place, boosting soil fertility without hauling or purchased inputs.
Stocking Buckets of Survival Food - Thousands of Calories
How to store bulk survival food in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for long shelf life and low cost per calorie.
How to Build a Garden Bed in 5 Minutes: No-Dig Composting Method
28-minute walkthrough of the no-dig gardening method using cardboard and straw to suppress weeds and build soil for food production without digging.
Make Your Own Applesauce: A Simple Sunday Project
17-minute walkthrough of water-bath canning applesauce using NCHFP tested-safe methods for shelf-stable home food preservation.
Last Harvest of 2026 — Zone 2B/3A Garden
Twenty-one minutes documenting the final autumn harvest in a northern Alberta garden (zones 2B/3A), with seasonal learnings for next year's growing.
Cheap Rainwater Catchment for SHTF
Build an affordable rainwater collection system using simple materials and methods for emergency water supply.
Cheap Cooking for SHTF
Learn budget-friendly cooking methods and meal strategies for emergency scenarios when normal utilities may be unavailable.
Our First Winter on the Homestead: Firewood and Sheep Grazing Planning
Walk-through of first-winter planning on a PA mountain homestead: firewood procurement, stacking and drying strategy, rotational sheep grazing to stretch pasture, and regenerative land management for cold-season self-sufficiency.
Modern Life Is a Trap: Building Food Self-Sufficiency on a Half Acre
How the creator quit multiple jobs to live debt-free on a half acre, growing most of their own food and eggs while minimizing property taxes and reducing financial vulnerability.
Mowing the landowner's yard with the herd, no fuel required
Six-minute walkthrough of using livestock grazing to maintain pasture and reduce external inputs, eliminating fuel costs through rotational animal management.
The Last Brook Trout - A Fall Overnight Canoe Camp
Wilderness fishing and camp skills: catching, processing, and cooking fresh trout in remote Canadian backcountry.
Compact Survival Fishing Kit
11-minute walkthrough of a minimalist fishing kit: hooks, line, sinkers, spools, and rigging methods for catching food with minimal gear.
Crazy Gas Prices and Free Potatoes
How to offset inflation through kitchen cooking, gardening projects, and strategic homestead investments that pay dividends over time.
We Asked a Permaculture Expert What We Got Wrong
Permaculture expert audits a dry-climate homestead garden, teaching contour planting, swales, composting fixes, and perennial food production for water-scarce land.
Beaver Burgers – Catch and Cook
Harvesting, processing, and cooking beaver for subsistence food procurement in the wilderness.
The Best Time to Buy: My Complete Q4 Stock-Up List
Month-by-month guide to Q4 pantry shopping: what to buy in October, November, and December based on USDA food price forecasts and seasonal availability.
7 Foods That Could Become Currency
Seven shelf-stable foods chosen for barter value and practical utility in a post-collapse or currency-failure scenario.
Bone Marrow, Street Corn, Cornbread | Off-Grid Cooking in the Cabin | Preparing for a Bowhunt
Cast iron cooking techniques for three off-grid meals: Mexican street corn, bone marrow, and cornbread prepared over a wood stove.
Step 3 - Making Probiotic Yogurt
Walkthrough on fermenting yogurt at home for food preservation and probiotic production as part of household food self-sufficiency.
Step 1: Mesophilic Yogurt in Instant Pot and Traditional Method
Two-method yogurt culturing tutorial: using an Instant Pot and traditional fermentation for household food preservation and self-sufficiency.
The Difference Between Mesophilic and Thermophilic Yogurt and Why It Matters for Your Gut Health
Fifteen-minute guide to yogurt fermentation: comparing mesophilic and thermophilic cultures, temperature requirements, and health benefits for home food production.
I Bow Hunted Elk for 20 Days in the Mountains: Traditional Bow Hunting Elk 2026
Twenty days pursuing elk with a selfbow on public land: a walkthrough of backcountry hunting logistics, patience, terrain navigation, and the reality of food procurement in remote mountains.
Finding Peace in the Forest: A Solo Canoe and Bushcraft Adventure
Master fire-building, camp setup, and open-fire cooking skills during a solo backcountry canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness.
Can You Actually Vacuum Seal Soup? Vesta V23 Tested
Real-world vacuum sealer evaluation: testing bulk meat, bread, soup in liquid mode, and dry staples to help you choose the right tool for pantry preservation.