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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Iran Conflict - What Actually Happens After Six Months of No Resupply
31-minute walkthrough of cascading infrastructure failures (diesel, water, power, sanitation) in a six-month supply-chain disruption, with engineering-based household solutions.
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.
The Honeymoon Phase That Kills You: Deep Inside the Starvation Timeline
33-minute breakdown of the body's physiological response to starvation over 30 days, covering metabolic phases, hidden dangers of panic foraging, and refeeding syndrome.
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.
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.
Why Zombie Apocalypse Survivors Will Starve: The Metabolic Math of Collapse
Thirty minutes on the caloric, micronutrient, and thermodynamic realities of grid-down survival: why scavenging fails, land-living is a physiological trap, and agriculture is non-negotiable.
I Tried the Most Insane Freeze-Dried Foods I've Ever Seen
59-minute haul and taste test of Arctic Farms freeze-dried foods, evaluating unusual items (ice cream, pickles, pizza) for variety and palatability in long-term food storage.
Composting: Start Your Own Worm Farm with Natalie Argo
57-minute walkthrough on building and managing a worm farm for composting kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich castings and tea for garden soil.
Make These 2 Freeze-Dried Meals in a Jar Right Now if You Want to Survive Any Emergency
34-minute walkthrough of two complete freeze-dried meal recipes (BBQ chicken sweet potato bowls, southwest corn chowder): ingredient selection, jar layering, storage tips, and customization for dietary preferences.
8 Reasons Your Canning Jars Didn't Seal
Learn the most common causes of canning seal failure and how to troubleshoot, prevent, and safely handle unsealed jars.
A Homesteader's Seat at the Secretary of Agriculture's Table | Interview with AJ Richards
54-minute interview with a Wyoming homesteader invited to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on public-land grazing, regenerative agriculture policy, and direct-farm meat sales.
Growing My Own Groceries: July Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
54-minute garden walkthrough showing vegetable production, preservation methods, and seasonal growing challenges in a cold climate with the goal of producing a year's food supply.
Stockpile THESE in Your Prepper Pantry Before Prices Increase Even More
31-minute walkthrough of specific shelf-stable foods and freeze-dried staples to prioritize for a prepper pantry as prices rise, with current sale options.
Frugal Prepper Pantry Haul: New Finds for Food Storage
Walkthrough of freeze-dried foods, emergency supplies, and storage staples with emphasis on budget-conscious prepper pantry building and lesser-known long-term food options.
Our Daughter Took Over the Garden: What Happened
A multi-generational approach to garden management: delegation, systems, watering methods, and daily observation habits that reduce overwhelm.
Rain in a Survival Environment & Q&A
Learn practical strategies for managing rainwater collection, storage, and use during survival situations, plus audience Q&A.
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
Dollar Tree 2026: New Prepper Pantry Finds Worth It?
43-minute walkthrough of current Dollar Tree emergency food stock options, price comparisons to Walmart, and which items offer genuine value for budget prepper pantry building.
Turmoil Tuesday - The Great Hunger
Hour-long discussion of potential food shortages, price gouging, and household food storage strategies in response to supply-chain and economic risks.
From Zero Experience to a Booming Farm Business: The Power of Authentic Marketing | Freedom Farms NY
Two former corporate workers share how they built a 300+ acre direct-to-consumer meat operation from scratch, covering livestock selection, butchering, shipping, and scaling a profitable farm business.
There Is Something Wrong With the Food: Screwworm Scare, Warehouse Fire
Current food-supply disruptions including screwworm outbreaks and warehouse fires affecting availability and prices.
How to Instantly Recognize Thousands of Plants
Learn plant family identification as a practical shortcut to recognizing wild and garden plants without memorization.
Growing a Year's Worth of Food | June Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
49-minute garden walkthrough showing what's growing in a northern Minnesota plot mid-season, with techniques for scaling production to feed a household year-round.
June Stock-Up Guide: What to Buy Now Before Prices Jump Again
31-minute walkthrough of monthly pantry priorities, price-trend analysis by category, and strategic shopping decisions to build food storage within budget constraints.
How To Convert an IBC Tote into A Self-Watering Raised Bed
32-minute walkthrough converting a 275-gallon IBC tote into a self-watering raised garden bed system for off-grid food production.
2 Day Foraging Catch & Cook No Food No Water Survival
55-minute walkthrough of wild foraging and freshwater fishing techniques to sustain yourself in a wilderness survival scenario, from a 40-year bushcraft practitioner.
Stockpile THESE Breakfasts in Your Prepper Pantry | Meals in a Jar
39-minute walkthrough making shelf-stable breakfast jars with pantry ingredients for emergency food storage, camping, and power outages.
Building an Off-Grid Homestead in Winter Was Harder Than We Expected | S1E10
Pulling emergency water from a silted well, filtering it to drinkability, building a predator-proof coop, and winter solar placement.
Stocking Up Again: Prepper Pantry Haul
68-minute walkthrough of long-term food storage, freeze-dried items, emergency water, and everyday supplies for prepper pantry building.
Stop Watering Your Garden Every Day. Do This Instead
How to water vegetables deeply rather than frequently, measure soil moisture by depth, and adjust schedules for soil type.
In 4 days it all goes down! Will you be ready..
Doug and Stacy announce their upcoming homesteading conference, new radio show, copper water storage benefits, concerns about 6G rollout, and updates on Missouri Tea Company products
The 1 Thing You Aren't Prepping For - Super El Nino Scenario
Two-hour scenario walk-through of extreme weather cascade effects on UK supply chains, infrastructure, and food security, with military logistics applied to civilian preparedness.
No Well? No Problem. How We Got Water in Our Off-Grid Cabin
Installing a 2500-gallon buried water storage tank, gravity-fed plumbing system, and transitioning from hauled water to rainwater collection.
The Best Bushcraft Cordage for Fishing Set Line Trap
37-minute walkthrough of making natural cordage from wild materials and testing it in fish traps for food procurement.
The Journey to Growing Our Own Food (5 Years Later)
Five-year progress update on establishing a productive orchard and raising animals toward household food self-sufficiency and sustainable living.
Best Red Fleshed Apple Types, Blood Apples Impress Again
45-minute walkthrough of red-fleshed apple seedling varieties coming into season, with tasting notes and cultivation insights for food production and storage.
Friends Taste Test New Red Fleshed Apple Varieties In The Orchard
Seventy-minute orchard walkthrough featuring red-fleshed apple variety evaluation, taste-testing, and notes on flavor, storage, and cultivation characteristics.
Testing New Apple Varieties: Red Fleshed, Performance Evaluation
57-minute walkthrough evaluating new apple varieties for home cultivation, including flavor, storage potential, and performance in diverse growing conditions.
Bread for Sandwiches and Wedding Rolls - Quick, Easy, Mostly Whole Wheat Recipe
32-minute walkthrough of a rich, whole-wheat roll recipe suitable for sandwiches and soups, from an off-grid homesteader in Wyoming.
Creating an Herb Wreath for the Kitchen: How to Dry Your Own Herbs & Flowers
37-minute walkthrough on harvesting, drying, and preserving culinary and medicinal herbs and flowers for year-round kitchen use in a mountain homestead setting.
4 Days Hunting Ducks, Geese & Fishing in Nome, Alaska
Four-day hunting and fishing trip in Alaska: waterfowl and upland bird hunting techniques, subsistence salmon netting from the Bering Sea, field processing game, and cold-weather bushcraft.
4 Days in Alaskan Yupik Village: Moose Hunting, Fishing, and Traditional Seal Spearing
43-minute immersion in subsistence hunting and fishing: field dressing a moose, traditional atlatl seal hunting, gill-netting cisco and sheefish, and butchering wild game for food preservation.
The Aussie Mountain Homestead with a Tiny 100 Day Growing Season | Ep 10
56-minute interview with a homesteader at 1350m elevation managing a 100-day growing season, covering frost-resistant crops, seasonal planning, and strategies to reach 70% food self-sufficiency.
Turn Your Homestead Milk Cow Dream Into a Reality: The Essential Starter Guide
74-minute interview on dairy cow ownership: breed selection, animal care, milk production, calf sharing, fresh milk uses, gear essentials, and troubleshooting for homestead food security.
Compost Health Check 101: Effective composting as a waste management solution
Interview on composting best practices: diagnosing unhealthy piles, fixing odor and decomposition issues, monitoring temperature and moisture for successful food-waste recycling.
Water: Collection, Filtration, Treatment & Storage
35-minute overview of water sourcing, filtration methods (commercial and DIY), chemical and UV treatment, boiling, distillation, storage options, and oral rehydration salts.
Prepper Gardening: Sustainable Food Production
Comprehensive 71-minute guide to self-reliant food gardening covering soil, seeds, season extension, composting, and preservation techniques for year-round production.
Food Storage 101: Why, What, Where, & How
62-minute walkthrough of food storage progression from emergency kits to year-long supplies, covering preservation methods, organization, tools, nutrition, and cost optimization.