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Saturday Survival Serial – Volume 3, Week 29

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This is week 29 in volume 3 of the Saturday Survival Serial. To learn more about what the Saturday Survival Serial is, click here. To start at week 1, click here. Jimmy read the message a third time, just to be sure. He looked up at Terry, Jessica’s husband, with wide eyes and half a grin. … [Read more...]

Featured Contributor: Dan of Survival Sullivan

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I get emails from people who claim to follow my site and want to guest post for me all the time. Last week alone, I had 8 different 'offers' to guest post and "help provide important information to my readers.' Needless to say, I delete them without replying and mark them as spam. There … [Read more...]

Saturday Survival Serial – Volume 3, Week 28

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This is week 28 in volume 3 of the Saturday Survival Serial. To learn more about what the Saturday Survival Serial is, click here. To start at week 1, click here. The group of volunteers heading to Reed City had been traveling for two hours, mostly in silence. They were heading into the unknown … [Read more...]

Can You Homestead With A Baby?

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I have gotten a lot of questions about being able to homestead with a baby. While I am past the age where having one would be wise, my initial reaction is always "Of course you can! Heelllooo....pioneers had babies, and they made it!" In truth, during those times, you never really knew if your child … [Read more...]

The Easy Way To Harvest Seeds

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I want to learn, and hone, how to harvest seeds from my garden for the next year's crop. To me, it is the ultimate in self reliance! No more seed ordering every year or the expense that goes with it. Not that my seed cost is huge, mind you, but that's not the point. The problem is, I have a lazy … [Read more...]

Saturday Survival Serial – Volume 3, Week 27

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This is week 27 in volume 3 of the Saturday Survival Serial. To learn more about what the Saturday Survival Serial is, click here. To start at week 1, click here.   Roger heaved a 50 pound bag of flour off the pallet and threw it over his shoulder. He passed his ‘co-worker,’ Russell … [Read more...]