Emergency Preparedness

Could You Survive 3 Weeks Without Going to the Grocery Store?

Right now? Without stocking up first? The answer for most of us is, unfortunately, ‘There’s no way‘. Most government emergency programs recommend that citizens be prepared to care for themselves and their families for a minimum of three weeks – in food, medicine, clean-up and repair – in the event of a natural or other [...]

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How to Prepare Your Home-based Business for a Natural Disaster

With all the news coverage about natural disasters recently, I got to thinking – what would happen to my home-based business if my home was destroyed in a fire or my family had to be evacuated for some reason? Is my business prepared? Truth is, right now there are some gaps that would definitely affect [...]

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Prepping for Minor Emergencies

With all the talk these days about prepping for major events like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes and all the other wildness Mother Nature is throwing at us, there’s something getting lost – and that’s emergency planning for less dramatic occasions. Bottom line – if you’re prepping for major emergencies, you’ve probably got the minor ones [...]

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Storing Food 101

As I’ve ventured down the road of becoming more self-sufficient, one thing has become abundantly clear: my skills for storing food are sadly lacking. Because I never learned these things growing up, I have to learn it now. But I’m lucky – there are SO many people who have made it their business to help [...]

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Organized for an Emergency – How to Get Prepared

With all the natural (and not so natural) disasters dominating the news, blogs, and social media, it’s no wonder people are starting to get a little antsy. But you can be prepared for most emergencies by being organized. And it doesn’t have to be difficult. Today, we welcome Elvie Look of elviesessentials.com to Modern Homesteading. [...]

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The Beginner Vegetable Garden – 7 Simple Strategies for Success

There’s just something about having a vegetable garden. Imagine – your own organic market, right outside you front door. No more running to the store for salad, no more worrying about pesticide residues, no more concern about having nothing to eat in an emergency. A beginner vegetable garden is a key piece of your self-sufficiency [...]

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No Electricity for Weeks – What Would You Do?

My son and I have been watching the Little House on the Prairie series on DVD. If you’re not familiar with this icon of 1970s North American television, it’s the story of a pioneer family in Walnut Grove, a tiny town in Minnesota in the late 1800s. We’ve watched them battle blizzards and crop failures, [...]

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Planning Towards Self-Sufficiency for 2011 (and Beyond!)

I spent yesterday going over my goal-setting mind map from last January. This time last year, I had no garden, no greenhouse, an old, decrepit woodshed, an overgrown brush pile where the pasture now stands, no blueberry patch (tiny though it is) and no website! Amazing how much you can get done if you actually [...]

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How To NOT Starve During a Disaster or Major Emergency

How many times have you said this to yourself: “I ‘ve got to get that emergency kit together – but I’ve got time… I’ll do it later“. NF558VFMMUBR Truth is, that’s what most of us do, put off building an emergency kit until tomorrow. Or next year. Because really, what’s the chance of something big [...]

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