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foraging for beginners

Wild Foraging for Beginners: The Resurgence of Wild Foraging

June 07, 2023 4 min read

Before the dawn of grocery stores and supermarkets, humans hunted and gathered food from the natural world around them. In doing so, they understood animal migratory patterns and possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the edible and medicinal plants surrounding them. 
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How to Desalinate Water for Survival: Emergency Desalination

June 07, 2023 5 min read

Knowing how to desalinate water is not a useless survival trick. On the contrary, it’s an important skill that should be a part of your survival preparedness repertoire, along with your knowledge and ability to purify water in survival scenarios.
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Survival Shelter: Bushcraft & Primitive Shelter Ideas

Survival Shelter: Bushcraft & Primitive Shelter Ideas

June 07, 2023 13 min read

There may come a time when you need to bug out of the city and leave your home behind. In this case, you may need to build a survival shelter to keep yourself warm or stay dry in rainy weather. For that reason, using bushcraft knowledge to create primitive survival shelters is a skill set every practical prepper should possess.
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Survival Rules of 3: The Rule of Three for Survival

Survival Rules of 3: The Rule of Three for Survival

June 07, 2023 7 min read

In a survival situation, you have to assess your surroundings and deal with the most immediate problem first. For example, if the weather is worsening, it’s time to construct a shelter or build a fire. On the other hand, if the weather is agreeable, but you are low on potable water, then it’s time to collect more water.
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Minimum Calories to Survive: How Many Calories Do I Need to Survive?

Minimum Calories to Survive: How Many Calories Do I Need to Survive?

June 07, 2023 6 min read

On a day-to-day basis, most of us are fortunate enough not to have to ask ourselves, “how many calories do I need to survive?” However, suppose a natural disaster strikes or civil unrest breaks out, and SHTF. You may be forced into a survival situation, where you become more concerned about the minimum calories per day you need to survive.
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6 Survival Techniques: the Basic Survival Skills Everyone Should Know

June 07, 2023 9 min read

Survival in the aftermath of a natural disaster, economic collapse, nuclear warfare, or civil unrest can be challenging. It requires a host of survival skills you would otherwise not need to utilize in our modern world. 
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root cellar ideas near the forest

Root Cellar Ideas: 10 Root Cellar Plans to Make a Root Cellar

May 30, 2023 10 min read

With a modest budget and some effort, you can install an inexpensive DIY root cellar in your home or backyard. 
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Rain Collection: How Using a Rainwater Collection System Can Help You Survive

Rain Collection: How Using a Rainwater Collection System Can Help You Survive

May 30, 2023 11 min read

There are many ways to prepare for a disaster. But for most of us, preparing for an emergency or natural disaster involves preparing drinking water for when the municipal water source becomes unreliable and survival food buckets for when food shortages strike our grocery stores.

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A Prepper's Survival Garden | Survivalist Gardening Guide

A Prepper's Survival Garden | Survivalist Gardening Guide

May 30, 2023 9 min read

At Valley Food Storage, we want every American to be prepping for events like natural disasters, civil unrest, wars, and anything in between. That is why we provide our customers with long-term food storage buckets that have a shelf life of 25 years. However, we believe that every family, alongside their other food storage, should have easy access to healthy, organic, and fresh foods. This is why we are going to explore how to build a survival garden. Survivalist gardening will help supplement your regular food storage and ensure you always have the freshest fruits and vegetables on hand. 

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Survival Vegetable Gardens for Small Spaces: Small Space Gardening for Survival

Survival Vegetable Gardens for Small Spaces: Small Space Gardening for Survival

May 30, 2023 9 min read

Building and maintaining a garden is essential for preppers. Fresh vegetables and fruits provide you with nutrients and minerals that can enhance your long term food storage even more. Having a garden is a great way to supplement your food supply. These types of gardens are often called victory gardens or war gardens, because they are often planted during wartime in order to increase a household’s food storage. With growing tensions between the United States and Russia, these types of gardens may start to become more prevalent in America. 
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6 Ways to Preserve Garden Vegetables: How to Store your Garden Harvest

6 Ways to Preserve Garden Vegetables: How to Store your Garden Harvest

May 30, 2023 5 min read

There are few things in the world as fulfilling as growing your own food. However, if your garden is super bountiful, you’ve probably wondered how to preserve vegetables, so you don’t waste the fruits of your labor. On top of not wanting to waste fresh food, you probably also want to preserve your food to keep your family fed during natural disasters, civil unrest, or other emergencies. 

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starting a homestead

How to Start a Homestead: Tips and Advice for Homesteading for Beginners

May 17, 2023 8 min read

Getting out of the city, owning land, and living more closely connected to nature has been a human desire as long as there have been cities to escape from. But for many, it remains just that: a desire. 
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