The Skills to Survive

I had an interesting conversation with some friends the other day about the skill set many of us have in our modern world and the skill set people had 200 years ago. Many of us now have skills that aren’t directly linked to our survival. My skills as an business manager earn me a salary [...]

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My evolution to farmer

From city mouse to country mouse I do not have a background in farming or agriculture. I was raised in Vancouver and until I was in my thirties, I had only been once to a farm–when I was 5 years old. That trip was very influential, and I immediately liked the idea of living on [...]

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Preparedness…What is my responsibility?

What is my personal responsibility to be prepared for an emergency that would cause my to have to rely on just what is in and around my home to sustain my family? Could I do it? How about you?

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Learning to dabble

It was exactly one year ago this week that I got home from Saskatchewan having quit my job at the University. I wanted to come back to the farm and grow all our own food for the year. I fantasized that I would have SO much time on my hands: I would have time to [...]

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Basic Female Survival

Originally published by emphelan Sorry boys, I need to talk with the girls today. You men have all kinds of reference material to surf if you want to learn the basic. However the woman out there, after a detailed Internet search, have very few except for forums. When it comes to woman and survival we [...]

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To Throw or Not to Throw,

Originally published at Women Not Dabbling by emphelan On the last episode of the Survivalist series, I was asked to talk a little bit more about the throwing knife. I picked up my first throwing knife when I was 15 years old. When I was a young Goth girl, I was fascinated with knives, swords, [...]

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Long Term Survival Prep

Originally published at Women Not Dabbling by emphelan This week in the survival series, we will be talking about long term preparations. Tansy wrote a wonderful post on short term. Many of these items should has be included in your long term. The goal is to make it harvest to harvest, not just for self-sufficiency, [...]

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Introduction to Survival

Originally published at Women Not Dabbling by emphelan I have been giving this week’s topic suggestion great thought. I kept thinking that I really don’t do anything that is “alternative” besides the whole homesteading gig. The other ladies here seem to have specialized “alternatives”, while I am running around like a chicken with its head [...]

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