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Self-Reliance Strategies for Small Spaces, Temporary Locations, and Rentals
Self-Reliance Strategies for Small Spaces, Temporary Locations, and Rentals This week, we’re going to talk about self-reliance strategies for small spaces, temporary locations, and rentals because I got a great question in the comments of an article this week. The commenter asked, “What should those who live in apartment settings or renting do? What should […]
Self Reliance Weekly Report: Planning for Spring
Self Reliance Weekly Report: Planning for Spring This week’s Self Reliance Weekly Report is all about getting ready for spring. It’s here: that time of year when it’s still winter, but the anticipation of spring is in the air. (And possibly on the table in the form of seed and nursery catalogs!) One of my […]
The Self-Reliance Weekly Report – Jan. 20, 2016
The Self-Reliance Weekly Report – Jan. 20, 2016 Dear Friends: If you are a regular reader or subscriber of this site, you’ve probably seen my Survival Saturday posts and newsletters. Because I am a voracious reader and a current events junkie, I decided that I’d write a weekly post and let you know what I […]
How Modern Life Destroys Survival Instinct
How Modern Life Destroys Survival Instinct Our world today would seem magical to our ancestors. Our needs are met almost immediately, we have clean water at the turn of a knob, heat at the push of a button, and light with the flip of a switch. Food is purchased in a box, ready to heat, […]
Resilience and Collapse: Notes from Cyprus Part Two
Resilience and Collapse: Notes from Cyprus Part Two In early 2014, I interviewed my cousin, Sofia Matsi, a newly minted permaculture designer and sustainability/resilience activist who lives on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Last year, Sofia related her experience of the all-but-complete collapse of the Cyprus economy in 2013 and her attempts, with others, to spark […]
Why Preppers Need to Focus on Local Food for Self-Reliance
Why Preppers Need to Focus on Local Food for Self-Reliance Years ago, I was reading the book Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs. (Great book that I highly recommend!) The premise of the book is that our future economic woes will be based on the scarcity of oil. The author, Wendy Brown, makes an excellent case […]
Self-Reliance: Control What You Can (Food/Fitness)
Self-Reliance: Control What You Can (Food/Fitness) Self-reliance boils down to taking control of what we can control and depending as little as possible on what we can’t control. Self-reliance is a grand-sounding phrase, but what does it mean in real life?Does it mean total self-sufficiency? To my way of thinking, even the most self-sufficient still […]
Looking for Motivation? 21 Preppers Share the Stories of How They Got Started
Looking for Motivation? 21 Preppers Share the Stories of How They Got Started One of the most common questions I’m asked in interviews is how I got started prepping. That crucial moment when you decide that you need to change the way you live is paramount to understanding the motivation to live a prepared lifestyle. Recently, I asked […]
How to Start Prepping in 3 Easy Steps
How to Start Prepping in 3 Easy Steps One day, you’re just moving through life with everyone else in your office or at your church, and then, for whatever reason, the reality of how tenuous our current lifestyle is, hits you squarely between the eyes. You realize that electricity and grocery stores and transportation are […]
Going Rogue: 15 Ways to Detach From the System
Going Rogue: 15 Ways to Detach From the System I am inspired by the very definition of self-reliance: to be reliant on one’s own capabilities, judgment, or resources. Ultimately, it is the epitome of independence and lays the groundwork of what we are all striving for – to live a life based on our personal principles and beliefs. It is […]
These Two People Want to Change the World Through Cooking and Food Choices | Food Tank
These Two People Want to Change the World Through Cooking and Food Choices | Food Tank. When Adam Aronovitz and Alissa Bilfield set out to travel the world and serve others, they could not find a volunteer opportunity that fit their need. Frustrated by administrative obstacles and too much emphasis on volunteers’ personal experience, they decided to develop a […]
New England Can Feed Itself. Here’s How. | New England New Economy TransitionNew England New Economy Transition
New England Can Feed Itself. Here’s How. | New England New Economy TransitionNew England New Economy Transition. By Sarah Byrnes & Orion Kriegman On Wednesday October 8, one hundred people gathered at a church in Jamaica Plain, MA, to consider: Can New England Feed Itself? The answer is yes, New England can feed itself – […]
