Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author/certified master food preserver

Why you need to understand your survival needs, learn some basic life skills, and be prepared for when times are tough.

There’s nothing like a fresh loaf of bread, right out of the oven. Unless it’s a super easy no knead bread! This rustic garlic and rosemary bread requires just a little mixing, followed by a long rise time. 

Even small garden plots can benefit from embracing simple permaculture methods like the chop and drop method of mulching. Learn how to make mulch by *growing it!

Growing blueberries in containers is a great way to produce fruit right in your own backyard. Even apartment dwellers can harvest fruit from the balcony!

Love crispy pickles? This garlic dill pickle recipe makes delicious deli style pickles using a fermentation method. BONUS: The resulting pickles are probiotic!

These vegetable crops are fast to mature. This means that even if you’re starting late, you can still harvest a crop this year.

Did you know you can replicate canned food at home? Or make your own freeze dried snacks from fresh fruit? Check out these food preservation methods & eat well!

DIY chicken feed is as easy as growing a chicken garden full of foods that will nourish your flock for less. Growing chicken feed cuts feed costs, too.