Author: Karen Morris

Preparing Our Families

From Skeptic to Supportive: Changing Your Husband’s View on Prepping!

Do you want to dive deeper into preparedness, but your husband isn’t on board?  If that’s the case, this YouTube video is for you! In this video, I discuss coping strategies for women who are interested in disaster preparedness but are met with resistance from their spouses. I give advice […]

No Prepper Pantry? No Problem!
Organization of Our House Systems, Preparing Our House Systems

No Room for a Prepper Pantry? No Problem!

Did you know that there are many different times of pantries?  Butler’s pantry, kitchen pantry, slide out pantry, built-in pantry, free-standing pantry, and of course the most important one – the Prepper Pantry! The question isn’t do you have a pantry – but do you have a dedicated space for […]

Garden, Preparing Our Homestead

Mastering Compost: A Beginner’s Roadmap to Sustainable Living

If you garden, I’m betting that you want the most productive garden that you can grow, and using compost is a simple yet effective way to reduce waste and nourish your garden. With organic waste recycling becoming increasingly popular, it’s no wonder many are eager to learn the ins and […]

Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving
Garden, Preparing Our Homestead

Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving

Are you eager to start your own seed-saving journey with heirloom vegetables?  Well today, we’re going to delve into Tips and Troubleshooting for Successful Seed Saving, to  ensure that your saved seeds are viable and will give you successful germination rates. One way to determine seed viability is through germination […]

Harvesting Processing and Storing Heirloom Seeds
Garden, Preparing Our Homestead

Harvesting, Processing, and Storing Heirloom Seeds

When it comes to growing your own vegetables, there’s nothing quite as rewarding as saving seeds from heirloom plants. Not only does it allow you to continue the legacy of these unique varieties, but it also saves you money by not having to purchase new seeds each year. In this […]

farewell to the farm
From Karen

A Farewell to the Farm

One week and one day from the publication of this video we will be moving off of our farm. This video is meant as a tribute – a farewell to the farm that we’re leaving and a memorial to the treasures that we found. As with everything there are upsides […]

Garden, Preparing Our Homestead

The Ultimate Guide to Seed Saving from Heirloom Vegetables

Last week, we discussed simple ways to get started with Zero Waste Gardening where we delved into five vegetables that you could grow from scraps.  This week, we’re going to tackle the second simple way to get started with Zero Waste Gardening, and that is Seed Saving from Heirloom Vegetables. […]

Every Day Carry

2023’s Updated Women’s Simple EDC

What is EDC? EDC stands for Every Day Carry.  What items do we carry on our person EVERY-SINGLE-DAY? Someone could be prepared for TEOTWAWKI and not be prepared to for today’s small emergencies.  One way that we can be prepared for every day emergencies is by creating an Every Day Carry […]