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Two people wearing facemasks

Omicron Surge Will Lead to more Restrictions

Get ready for more government-mandated lockdowns, closures, and restrictions on your freedom as Omicron cases in the U.S. doubled between Friday and Saturday.
Highly rated flashlight

Product Review: $15.99 Tractor Supply Flashlight Surprises

Cheap doesn't always mean crappy. Our testing of this light shows that it is an excellent buy with excellent 18650 batteries.
Bees gather to eat the remaining sugar water out of the pot in which I mixed it.

Another Warm Day Means More Homestead Chores Get Done

There is always some outside work waiting to be done. Why not do it when the weather is warm and the sun is shining?
A cash register drawer.

How we will Fight High Food Inflation Next Year

Do you have a plan if food inflation reaches 30 percent next year? Here's what we are doing to cut our food costs.
5 and 6-gallon pails of rice and beans

Do You know How Much Food it Takes to Last a...

Do you have a year's worth of food stored for every member of your family? How much food is that? Is it even a realistic goal? We look at some lists.
A city destroyed in war

After a Collapse, Where Will Rebuilding Start?

If a global disaster knocks a few survivors back to the level of technology that was common int he 1880, where will the recovery take place?
Shoppers at a farmers' market

We Met Some of our Neighbors Who are Preppers

When you meet fellow preppers, do you tell them you are preppers? Or do you prefer to say nothing and let them wonder?
A roll of Franklin half-dollars that are 90 percent silver.

Taking my Own Advice and Stacking up

That's not a typo. I decided it was time to stack some silver to help combat inflation and hold for post SHTF purposes.
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Record-breaking Tornado Hits Kentucky, Illinois

A tornado that touched down for a record 200-plus miles left a wide path of destruction through Western Kentucky
New gravel mix on our road

I Discover a New Role for Shotguns on the Homestead

I've owned shotguns for decades and shot thousands of rounds, but I've never used it on the homestead like this before.