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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Stockpile 11 Foods to Survive: 90-Day Supply for a Family of Four Under $600
Nine-minute breakdown of 11 shelf-stable foods that keep for decades, with cost-per-serving math, complete-protein pairing, micronutrient gaps, and a FIFO rotation system.
Is the Vevor Greenhouse Worth It? Setup and 20 MPH Wind Test
Eight-minute hands-on review of a 20x10 portable greenhouse: setup walkthrough, how it performs in 20 mph wind gusts, and practical considerations for homestead food production.
Rethinking Weeds in the Bull Pastures With Sheep Mixed in the Herd
Six minutes on how adding sheep to a bull pasture changes weed management strategy and grazing dynamics on a regenerative farm.
Using Up Our Garden Harvest, Pantry & Freezers Before We Move
Thirteen minutes on harvesting garden produce, preparing vegetables for the freezer, dehydrating herbs, and managing a full pantry during a household move.
Storm preparations and winter gardening plans
Securing a garden ahead of severe weather, then planning autumn and winter growing projects for resilience and year-round food production.
El Niño 2026: How Changing Winter Patterns Affect Your Region
Breakdown of El Niño's meteorological impact on North American winter conditions and what regional weather shifts mean for food security and utility needs.
Honey Oatmeal Bread
Six-minute walkthrough of making bread by stretching all-purpose flour with rolled oats and local honey.
Greg Explains the Symbiosis of Sheep and Cattle in a Herd Together
Seven-minute walkthrough of managing mixed flocks of sheep and cattle on pasture: benefits, integration strategies, and practical grazing symbiosis.
Mylar time at the Homestead
Twelve-minute walkthrough of packing and storing food in Mylar bags at an off-grid homestead, covering practical storage techniques.
If I Had to Start Off Grid Again, Here's How I'd Do It
Eleven-minute retrospective on building a sustainable off-grid homestead from scratch in the Arizona high desert, covering land research, shelter, water, food, power, and income systems.
Greg Interviews Denise Young, Executive Director of Triada World: Farm Well-Eat Well-Be Well
Interview exploring the connections between regenerative agriculture, soil health, nutrition, and chronic disease prevention from a science-based nonprofit perspective.
Come Make Pickles With Me - 3 Veggies From the Garden
Thirteen-minute walkthrough of fridge pickling radishes and fall harvest vegetables—quick, easy, no canning equipment needed.
Surviving the Grid Down: What They Won't Tell You About Parasites
Nine-minute breakdown of disease and sanitation risks during extended power outages, focusing on water and sewage system failures and household health protection strategies.
Heating My Greenhouse for Free All Winter: DIY Wood-Burning Stove Install
Step-by-step installation of a wood-burning stove in a greenhouse to provide free winter heat for year-round food production.
Water Filtration System Configurations for SHTF: Gravity, Straw, Bottle, and Hand Pump
Walkthrough of the MUV Eclipse water filter's three-stage system and how to deploy it as a gravity filter, drinking straw, filtered bottle, or hand pump for hiking, camping, and emergency scenarios.
Food Recalls: 10 Products to Check in Your Kitchen Now
Breakdown of ten active food recalls (berries, cheese, salmon, chips, bacon, and more) with lot numbers and expiration dates to check in your pantry and freezer.
It Doesn't Have to Look Pretty. It Just Has to Work.
Fence repair, off-grid solar troubleshooting, and meat processing on a half-acre: practical homesteading skills learned through mistakes and iteration.
Feeding Our Sheep Trees to Stretch the Grazing Season
Fourteen-minute walkthrough of silvopasture: using chainsaw-cut tree browse to extend sheep grazing into fall, manage forest edges, and build firewood supply on a small Appalachian homestead.
Super Cheap Vermicomposting System Full Build in Our Greenhouse
Step-by-step construction of a budget vermicomposting system for the greenhouse, covering materials, assembly, and low-cost composting methods.
Insane Inflation: Food Prices 2016 vs 2026
Decade-long price comparison of common grocery items revealing inflation's cumulative impact on food costs.
Is This The Worst El Niño In History?
Practical steps to protect your home and maintain supplies before severe El Niño weather disrupts infrastructure and supply chains.
Two Weeks Stranded Off-Grid: Water Logistics and Homestead Management
Seven-minute reflection on managing an off-grid Arizona homestead during supply delays, including water-hauling systems, animal care during limited mobility, and when to outsource vs. DIY.
Oats for Long-Term Food Storage: The Overlooked Survival Food That Lasts 30 Years
Learn why oats are a cornerstone survival staple, which varieties to store, proper quantities, and how to package them for 25–30 year shelf life.
Food Label Scams: How Ingredient Splitting Hides Sugar and Other Ingredients
Eight-minute breakdown of ingredient splitting — how food companies list multiple forms of sugar and other ingredients separately to obscure actual content — with practical tips for reading labels and spotting misleading marketing.
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
Baby Nigerian Dwarf Goat Kids Born on Our Homestead
Two Nigerian dwarf goats give birth to twin kids each with no complications—documenting livestock breeding and neonatal care on an off-grid Tasmanian homestead.
Cyber Attacks on the Food Supply: Why Food Preservation Skills Matter
Nine-minute exploration of cyber-attack risks to food systems and why home food preservation is a foundational preparedness skill.
How We Store Our Long-Term Food
Eleven-minute walkthrough of the food-storage methods and systems used on an off-grid homestead.
The Future Isn't Gone. It's Just Going to Look Different
Five-minute reflection on adapting to shifts in food, education, and healthcare through homesteading and intentional self-sufficiency practices.
I Stopped Chasing the American Dream and Built My Own
Fourteen-minute walkthrough of one homesteader's transition to off-grid self-reliance: shelter, water, food, power, and income systems built for simplicity and control.
The First 9 Things to Disappear in a Disaster
Identifies nine essential items that vanish from store shelves first during emergencies and explains supply-chain priorities for household stockpiling.
How to Store Eggs Up to 2 Years with No Fancy Equipment
Five-minute demonstration of the water glass (pickling lime) method for preserving fresh eggs without refrigeration for up to two years.
Cheap Greenhouse Pond: One-Year Update
Follow-up on a DIY greenhouse using a pond for thermal mass and passive solar heating to extend the growing season.
My Vegetable Garden is Done for the Season | First Hunt with my Homemade Longbow
Seasonal garden closedown, foraging wild berries, and testing a homemade longbow in autumn wilderness conditions.
Free Food at Our Forest Homestead: Harvesting and Foraging
Eleven-minute walkthrough of foraging wild blueberries and harvesting potatoes on a Norwegian forest homestead, demonstrating practical food self-sufficiency.
Clean Drinking Water for $25? Here's How We Do It
Twelve minutes on budget water filtration systems, including the HydroBlu Versa Flow, gravity bags, activated carbon, and backflushing techniques for emergency preparedness.
When the Grid Goes Down, Here's How to Keep Cooking
Learn practical cooking methods for power outages that conserve fuel, water, and energy while maintaining nutrition.
Foraging for Wild Foods in my Favorite Place
Identify edible berries and practice foraging techniques along Canadian shoreline terrain.
The Only Crop That Survives My Chicken Run
Fourteen-minute walkthrough growing Jerusalem artichokes in a chicken run: why they outsurvive other crops, how to dig and store them through winter, and the planting mistake to avoid.
Greg and Jan's South Poll cattle herd and sheep flock thriving in summer drought
Eight-minute walkthrough of how Greg's South Poll cattle and sheep are managing through drought conditions using regenerative pasture techniques.
Off-Grid Cabin Bathroom: Bucket Toilet to DIY Septic System Installation
Walkthrough of off-grid wastewater handling: why bucket toilets work for remote properties, toilet installation, DIY plumbing, and septic system preparation.
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.
Can You Actually Cook a Meal With Nothing but Sunlight?
Eight-minute test of solar ovens as a backup cooking method during grid-down scenarios, demonstrating effectiveness with water and beef.
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.
Building a Multi-System Utility Room: Off-Grid Cabin Retrofit
Eleven-minute walkthrough of converting a 4-foot-wide porch section into a multi-purpose utility space handling laundry, composting toilets, plumbing, freezer storage, and HVAC while solving winter freezing problems.
I Was Scared It Would Happen This Quick. I'm Buying Everything I Need.
Survey current shortage signals and build a practical household reserve across food, water, power, and essential systems before demand spikes.
Offgrid Homestead: Winter Prep, Water Catchment & Generator Protection on Raw Land
Twelve months into an Arizona off-grid build: RV tank maintenance, rainwater collection setup, generator insulation, solar wiring organization, and winter preparation on raw land.
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.
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.