(Natural News) Honey is essential survival food. It’s an excellent natural sweetener and antibacterial dressing, and a good source of phenols and other antioxidant compounds. Honey also has various medicinal uses, such as for treating wounds, soothing coughs and nausea and improving sleep quality. An excellent natural preservative, it was even used by the Ancient Egyptians for embalming. Before […]

(Natural News) Homesteading requires diverse skills to truly become self-sufficient. You need to produce your own food, create and mend your clothing, till the land yourself and protect yourself from invading animals or thieves. For those looking to get into homesteading, here are some of the essential homesteading skills that you will need to learn. (h/t […]

(Natural News) Preppers know that rubbing alcohol isn’t just an item for your first aid kit. It is an essential survival item because it’s cheap, easy to store and has many survival uses. You can also use rubbing alcohol to sanitize your home or even start a fire when SHTF! (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com) Rubbing alcohol is a […]

(Natural News) Your location determines many of your gardening habits. It directly affects what and when to plant, as well as how to grow a fruit tree. If you’re new to home gardening, you first need to know your location’s hardiness zone. The Department of Agriculture‘s Hardiness Zone Map divides the U.S. and Canada into 13 zones. Zone […]

(Natural News) Herbal tinctures are liquid herbal extracts that confer protective effects against infections and diseases better than capsules or supplements. This is because tinctures best preserve the active constituents of the medicinal plants. Liquid extracts also enter the bloodstream faster and are absorbed better. When SHTF, knowing how to make tinctures, and the right ones […]

(Natural News) Food preservation will come in handy when SHTF. With resources running out, food that lasts a long time will help you better plan your meals and save what you’ve foraged or stockpiled for later consumption. But first, you’ll need certain tools and ingredients to preserve food. (h/t to FoodStorageMoms.com) Dehydrator As its name suggests, a […]

(Natural News) Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a versatile household product with a variety of medicinal and practical uses. It’s used to eliminate bad odor, clean stains, soothe stomachache and even extinguish small fires. Such a multi-purpose product should automatically secure a spot in your survival stockpile. But if you’re still not convinced, here’s a list of some of the medicinal and […]

(Natural News) Eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree that’s native to Australia. It has a distinct chemical makeup that lends itself to several medicinal and household uses. Its antiseptic, antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects stem mostly from the compound eucalyptol, a common ingredient in mouthwash and cough suppressant. There are more than 400 hundred different species of eucalyptus. Eucalyptus […]

(Natural News) Taking shelter in your own home will only be possible if your property is ready for TEOTWAWKI. This can be done by fortifying your home to make it easier to peacefully live there and by stocking up on the supplies you will need to possibly outlast the disaster. Fortifying your home In a TEOTWAWKI […]

(Natural News) When disaster strikes, large numbers of people are going to bug-out of cities and other densely populated areas. Many preppers will make their way to cabins and other hideouts in sparsely populated and secluded areas. While this is not a bad idea for preppers that have homesteads to go to, not every prepper […]