The Common Sense Home Preparedness archives, featuring practical advice on food, water, shelter, skill building, emergency power, and more.
Cold Weather Preparedness – Water – Food – Freeze Drying – Food Storage and Prep – Emergency Cooking – Power and Light – First Aid and Hygiene – Storm Preparedness – General Preparedness – Everyday Emergencies – Bugging Out/ Evacuation – Radiation – Cold and Flu Remedies – Wildcrafting and Herbs
Why should a person be prepared for emergencies? There are many possible reasons for an emergency. Some emergencies feel likely but in reality are extremely rare. It can be tempting to get caught up in prepping for fire, hurricanes, nuclear bombs and many other things. We want to focus on things that are likely –…
While I’m out working in the garden, I’m not just tending standard food crops, I’m also tending herbs and “weeds”. Some I use for culinary purposes, some for medicinal, some for both. (Don’t you love it when you can get multiple uses from one item?) With many medicinal herbs now being outlawed in Europe, and…