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Image | 5 Handy Uses for Paraffin Wax
5 Handy Uses for Paraffin Wax
by JW

5 ways to use wax and why you should have some on hand.  Also consider getting natural beeswax from your local beekeeper.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2013/07/survival-gear-5-handy-uses-paraffin-wax

5 Handy Uses for Paraffin Wax
 by JW

5 ways to use wax and why you should have some on hand.  Also consider getting natural beeswax from your local beekeeper.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2013/07/survival-gear-5-handy-uses-paraffin-wax

Image | Raising Mealworms for Chicken Food
Raising Mealworms for Chicken Food
by threemealsfarm

Today we are going to discuss creating a self-replicating food supply for your backyard flock.  Yes, we are talking about becoming worm farmers – mealworms, to be exact (not to be confused with our previous discussion about setting up vermiculture composting systems with red worms). 

Mealworms are the larval stage of the darkling beetle, and they make a great treat and food source for your backyard poultry.  With very little time and cost, you can have a simple setup in place that allows you to raise a batch of mealworms that will continuously reproduce and give you an excess supply to harvest and feed to your poultry.

Raising Mealworms for Chicken Food
 by threemealsfarm

Today we are going to discuss creating a self-replicating food supply for your backyard flock.  Yes, we are talking about becoming worm farmers – mealworms, to be exact (not to be confused with our previous discussion about setting up vermiculture composting systems with red worms). 

Mealworms are the larval stage of the darkling beetle, and they make a great treat and food source for your backyard poultry.  With very little time and cost, you can have a simple setup in place that allows you to raise a batch of mealworms that will continuously reproduce and give you an excess supply to harvest and feed to your poultry.

Image | Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by JW

A new book recommended by a fellow Peak Prosperity member that has a plethora of gardening info and lots of tips on seed saving. 

Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

Also check out the fabulous ResilientLife podcast with Adam and Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Seeds: Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

Gardening When It Counts
 by JW

A new book recommended by a fellow Peak Prosperity member that has a plethora of gardening info and lots of tips on seed saving. 

Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

Also check out the fabulous ResilientLife podcast with Adam and Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Seeds: Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

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Doing the Next Thing
by Chris Martenson

The whole reason we spend our time looking at where the world is going is so that we can position ourselves to have as prosperous, joyous, and fulfilled a life as we can, while leaving behind a better world for those who will follow us.

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.
Doing the Next Thing
 by Chris Martenson

The whole reason we spend our time looking at where the world is going is so that we can position ourselves to have as prosperous, joyous, and fulfilled a life as we can, while leaving behind a better world for those who will follow us.

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.
Image | Tutorial: How to Clean a Frog
Tutorial: How to Clean a Frog
by JW

How to clean a frog and prep it for dinner may not be at the top of everyone's "skills to know" list but it could come in handy in a survival situation or if you are feeling adventurous in the kitchen. 

From Hank Shaw:

OK, I admit it: This is not the most common skill you will ever need. I mean, how many Americans even eat frog, let along catch their own — especially outside of the Deep South? But you should eat more frogs, especially bullfrogs and especially if you live in the West, as I do. Bullfrogs, native to the Southeast, are aggressive, nasty invaders elsewhere. Here in California they are a scourge.

http://honest-food.net/2013/08/05/how-to-clean-a-frog/

Tutorial: How to Clean a Frog
 by JW

How to clean a frog and prep it for dinner may not be at the top of everyone's "skills to know" list but it could come in handy in a survival situation or if you are feeling adventurous in the kitchen. 

From Hank Shaw:

OK, I admit it: This is not the most common skill you will ever need. I mean, how many Americans even eat frog, let along catch their own — especially outside of the Deep South? But you should eat more frogs, especially bullfrogs and especially if you live in the West, as I do. Bullfrogs, native to the Southeast, are aggressive, nasty invaders elsewhere. Here in California they are a scourge.

http://honest-food.net/2013/08/05/how-to-clean-a-frog/

Image | Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants
Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants
by Adam Taggart

Jere Gettle runs one of the country's largest heirloom seed catalogs. His mission is to preserve long-standing plant varieties and combat the growing homogenization of our food stock, along with the genetic manipulation that Big Ag is responsible for.
Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants
 by Adam Taggart

Jere Gettle runs one of the country's largest heirloom seed catalogs. His mission is to preserve long-standing plant varieties and combat the growing homogenization of our food stock, along with the genetic manipulation that Big Ag is responsible for.
Image | How to Cook Dandelion Roots
How to Cook Dandelion Roots
by JW

We all know that the greens from dandelions can be used in salads and the flowers can be used to make wine but now we can learn to use the roots in some of our favorite dishes as a root vegetable.  Bon Appétit!

http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/how-to-cook-dandelion-roots/

How to Cook Dandelion Roots
 by JW

We all know that the greens from dandelions can be used in salads and the flowers can be used to make wine but now we can learn to use the roots in some of our favorite dishes as a root vegetable.  Bon Appétit!

http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/how-to-cook-dandelion-roots/

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