Archive for November, 2009

For Those In Need

Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | 1 Comment »

As the holidays are upon us, and the times being as bad as they are for many folks out there, I would like to take the chance to urge all ... Read more..

The Traditional Root Cellar – What Happened?

Friday, November 27th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Just going back in time one or two generations the root cellar was a common part of almost every rural and semi rural household. What happened to this every day ... Read more..

H1N1 Know What to Do About the Flu Webcast

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Flu.gov has released another video in the series "Know what to do about the flu", this one is aimed at bloggers and on-line writers.  The more information that you have ... Read more..

Generator Maintenance – The Downside of Ownership

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Yeah, you may have bought that keystone item to provide power to your home in times of need. But have you factored in the care and feeding of that piece ... Read more..

Winter Waits for No One – Part II

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

The first snowflakes have graced our yard this evening, between now and February is the season for the really cold temperatures and inclement weather.  It only took seven days for ... Read more..

Off the Grid at the Egghead Chicken Ranch, Part VI

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Battery Banks So here I am again on the eve of my big off the grid lecture preceded by my early morning radio off the grid interview and the web ... Read more..

Off the Grid Living at the Egghead Chicken Ranch, The Collection

Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | 1 Comment »

One of the contributors here has submitted some wonderful and often humorous thoughts on her crash course in off the grid living. We have gathered together here the links to ... Read more..

The Self Reliance Revival

Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

This has been a very interesting year, even though it is almost at a close, and I’m sure more interesting items will be thrown in the mix before January 1st ... Read more..

Winter Waits for No One

Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

As I sit and write this, the rain is pouring down, and thunder is rolling in from the distance. The first of the winter storms arrived last night; we were ... Read more..