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Can You Pass This Refrigerator Food Safety Quiz?

Take this food safety quiz and see how much you know about food spoilage. The food safety quiz examines safe food storage in refrigerators.

Home Organization Tips for Preserved Food

If you preserve food at home, then you'll want to check out these home organization tips for storing canned, dried and frozen food. Organize your homestead.

Spoilage: 7 Reasons Your Food Preservation Won't Work

Here are the seven causes of food spoilage — from insects to mold and oh so much more — and how they could ruin your food preservation efforts.

Healthy Living for Kids: Explaining the Truth About Food

It seems to me like the tooth fairy has a second cousin. I like to call her the “food fairy.” And she's getting in the way of healthy living for kids.

Tips to Save Money on Food

By growing your own food, preserving bulk foods and shopping smart, you'll save money on food big time. Use these tips to save money on food right away.

How to Hunt Deer for Self-Sufficiency

If you know how to hunt deer, you're already on your way toward providing all the meat a family four needs for a year. Here are tips on how to hunt deer.

Video: Knife Sheath DIY Survival Kit

Learn how to make a DIY survival kit using a knife sheath as a portable base in this insightful video from Jim Cobb.

5 Tips for Where to Build Survival Shelters

Learn the five things to look for before building primitive survival shelters from emergency shelter expert Creek Stewart.

A Disturbing Fact About Traveler's Diarrhea

Learn why common advice about Traveler's Diarrhea won't prevent you from contracting this serious and ubiquitous illness. Find out the disturbing fact on TD

Video: Make a Workplace Survival Kit

Watch this video for ideas on making a workplace survival kit. A workplace survival kit is critical for emergencies while on the job and far from home.

Three Gun Myths That Need to Die

Here are three gun myths that need to go extinct. If you have a firearm for personal protection, you need to get serious about learning how to use it.

10 Water Purifying Tips for Wilderness Survival

How do you purify water? Here are some quick tips for water purifying in wilderness survival situations, including water purifying straws and tablets.

Disaster Preparedness: Living a Healthy Lifestyle is Key

If you're not living a healthy lifestyle in the first place, how do you expect to survive disasters? A blueprint for healthy living is key to disaster prep.

Counterpoint: 3 Gun Myths That Have Merit

There's plenty of room for debate when it comes to survival guns for personal protection. Here are three supposed gun myths that the author says have merit.

Why NOT to Prepare for TEOTWAWKI

It doesn't make a lot of sense to make a SHTF plan for TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it). Here's why it's important to live, not just survive.

Disasters: When Should You Bug Out?

When a disaster is on the horizon, how do you know it's time to bug out or shelter-in-place? Here are some things to keep in mind.

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