Or as my kids call it, boo-boo tummy. Upset stomachs are some of the most miserable symptoms around. Young or old, it can take a lot out of you. (Again, no pun intended but that was a pretty great one.) With trade looking iffy for the next while, it's important to know some home remedies for everyda…

Here's how I get a move on. This isn't an article I ever expected to write from personal experience. In fact, I kept putting it off because I was so sure that the mobility issues I was experiencing were short-term. But part of accepting it is sharing what I've learned. And albeit grudgingly, I've le…

Ahoy, matey! If you think of early pirates with eye patches and skull flags when you hear the word "scurvy," you're not alone. It seems like a relic of the past, a word we use sarcastically when we remind ourselves to add some citrus fruit to our grocery carts. But when the SHTF it could be a very r…

Good morning! My dear email subscribers, I just realized that my last few weeks' Survival Sunday posts have not been sent. I had them scheduled, but I have a new email service, and I think I did it wrong. So this morning, I got up early to be sure I got this note to you. I decided last week that I n…

Good morning! It's that time of the week again - are you ready for this week's fiction? Please be warned that today's chapter of Haven Hill has some mature content. I don't add this into the story without thought, but I believe the scene is absolutely necessary to character development. As Kate stru…

Our resident engineer has more advice for our SHTF workshops today. Brushless motors are ideal for preppers, offering a significant advantage over traditional brushed motors in many applications. Check out the information here. LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/why-preppers-want-brushless-moto…

It's coming at us fast. The coverage about tariffs and the trade war with China has been wild lately. It's nearly impossible to separate fact from opinion and if you're looking for opinion, they vary so widely that anything could be true. But let's boil it down to the basics that affect you and me. …

We've all got them. We all have physical blind spots that could cause us trouble when the SHTF. Here's Rowan's and how she prepares for it. LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/shtf-blind-spot/  You might have 20-20 vision, but do you have a health issue, like a life-threatening allergy, that you…

This Will Change EVERYTHING for a Very Long Time. One of the most controversial topics in the news right now is President Trump's very ambitious tariff plan. Personally, I'm sitting back and waiting to see how this goes - I think the result is difficult to predict because we're already so far down t…

Good morning, friends! It's our favorite post of the week - and today, 1stMarineJarHead takes us to visit Jessica again. In this segment, the Governor and her aids tell Jessica and the group about how the city fell while they enjoy a meal together. LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/jessica-cha…

No list of supplies can prepare you for this. Selco is the leading been-there, done-that expert of SHTF in the preparedness world, and in this article, he shares a grave warning. Selco warns, "No list of supplies to hoard can prepare you for the fluidity of the situation when the SHTF actually happe…