Community resilience
28 videos tagged Community resilience across 6 categories.
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Britain Knows It Should Prepare… So Why Doesn't It
Analysis of UK government survey data on why British households believe preparedness matters yet remain unprepared, exploring cost, complexity, infrastructure reliance, and community resilience.
How Long Before Good People Start Doing Bad Things?
Exploration of how prolonged scarcity, fear, and exhaustion affect human behavior, and how households can maintain stability and values when their community is under strain.
I Grow More Food Than We Can Eat — And I Do It on Purpose
How to intentionally grow food surplus in a backyard or container garden and share the abundance with family and community.
The Only Way to Become Self-Sufficient (It Isn't What You Think)
39-minute exploration of off-grid self-sufficiency through a family's homestead build, combining practical skills (hand-dug hugel, mill operation, wood-chip systems) with a 1937 rural electrification history lesson and reflections on community interdependence.
Blackout: 2 Weeks Without Power. Americans Left in the Dark.
Case study of a multi-day regional power outage in Indiana: residential impacts, recovery challenges, and community response.
Community Preparedness: Why MAGs Collapse Without the Social Layer
Why individual prepper gear and skills fail without community coordination; discussion of resistance to collective emergency planning and lessons from failed outreach.
Why Your Survival Strategy Might Be Completely Backwards
Historical collapse patterns show communities stay put and rely on local networks—prioritize food security, water, and medical capability over fortification.
The Off-Grid Community I Would Actually Want
Six years off-grid: why independent homesteads with mutual aid work better than co-dependent communities, and how to balance self-reliance with neighborly support.
Off-Grid Etiquette: Being a Good Neighbor in Self-Sufficient Communities
Eight minutes on social practices for off-grid living: respecting neighbors through noise control, road courtesy, waste management, and community awareness.
The Day the Grid Went Down: Hurricane Melissa and Off-Grid Solar
Firsthand account of living through Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica with solar power: how one home's system became a community lifeline when the grid failed.
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.
Welcome KJ5RCY Robert to Ham Radio—Repeater Etiquette and Best Practices
Fifteen minutes on amateur radio repeater etiquette: how to welcome new operators, best practices for checking in, and why community courtesy strengthens the hobby for emergency communication.
The NPCs Won't Wake Up Until It's Too Late: Prepare for What's Coming
Examines societal complacency and systemic fragility; explores practical skills, food production, and reducing dependence on infrastructure.
Stop Prepping Alone: The Case for a Family Compound
Explore how shared family compounds enable efficient resource pooling, skill-sharing, and sustainable self-sufficiency for homesteaders.
Turn your church into a survival operations team
Organize your faith community into a resilient network with threat assessment, safety protocols, and crisis management frameworks.
13 Things Not To Do During SHTF
Learn critical behavioral and psychological mistakes to avoid when facing a major crisis, from panic management to security awareness.
MAYHEMIC Thursday - Will They Come When You Need Them?
Hour-long discussion on community preparedness and whether neighbors will help in emergencies, with demonstrations of Meshtastic off-grid communication devices.
The Future of Homesteaders of America | Exclusive Interview with Amy Fewell
Amy Fewell, founder of Homesteaders of America, reflects on ten years of the modern homesteading movement and shares her vision for food security, self-reliance, and local food systems ahead.
10 Everyday Skills Your Grandparents Had That Most People Lost
Sixteen minutes on ten practical skills previous generations used for resilience—food preservation, sewing, repair, cooking from basics, waste reduction, heating, manual tools, and community support.
Rebuilding a Free Society After Infrastructure Failure
Explores community resilience through renewable energy, water purification, and food production after grid collapse.
The Most Valuable Barter Supplies You Should Be Stockpiling Now
21-minute walkthrough of high-value barter goods, supply-chain collapse scenarios, and safety rules for trading in post-crisis community resilience.
I Stopped Scrolling and Started Building (Here's What Changed)
Personal narrative on shifting from consumption to creation: growing food in small spaces, building community ties, and intentional living as household resilience.
When the Grid Dies: How You Rebuild Society Without Losing Liberty
Thirty-five minutes on community organizing priorities after permanent grid failure—security, food production, and governance structures.
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.
Selecting Your Bug Out Tribe When SHTF
Thirteen minutes on choosing trustworthy people for your bug-out group: vetting criteria, family dynamics, and long-term survival readiness.
ARRL Field Day 2022
Five-minute overview of ARRL Field Day: amateur radio operators setting up temporary emergency communication stations to practice disaster response and community coordination skills.
What is a Block Captain
Overview of the block captain role in neighborhood emergency preparedness and community organization during disasters or grid-down scenarios.
Seed Swap Time
How to organize and participate in seed swaps to build diverse heirloom varieties for your garden and strengthen community seed networks.