Have you ever seen lists of survival foods that go on and on? Some of them contain practically every food you've ever heard of. As long as they're dehydrated or freeze-dried, they should last a long time. But who has...
Many of us have trees on our property. Isn't it beautiful when the buds start appearing in the spring? It's also lovely when green leaves fill these trees during the summer. And gorgeous when those leaves turn different shades of...
If you asked 10 people what "FEMA" stands for, I bet only about one-half would know. Maybe even fewer. Most would probably know the "F" stands for "Federal" and some would remember the "E" stands for "Emergency." Many would get...
There are some people who go their whole lives drinking unfiltered tap water and never seem to have any major health problems from it. I call those people lucky. I also sometimes wonder if some of the health problems they...
Violent storms have knocked out electricity for many Americans this spring. Summer is almost here, but all that means is more extreme weather is headed our way. Depending on where you live, that could mean hurricanes or tornadoes. Or perhaps...
Have you ever seen a photo of a family sitting comfortably in their underground bunker with big smiles on their faces? Those types of images would show up in TV ads back in the Sixties from time to time. The...
In his 2015 bestselling book, Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath, renowned broadcast journalist Ted Koppel painted a bleak picture of what could happen in the U.S. during a prolonged blackout. A number of experts said the...
You’ve heard the stories of people who barely escaped with their lives after getting an extreme weather alert. Once in a while that warning will come from a TV set or a standard radio. Or perhaps through a frantic call...
We think about food every day. And we eat every day – sometimes more than we should. We shop for food at least once a week and we often plan meals for the upcoming days. Many of us stockpile food...