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NEO Earth Close Approaches. How to Make Chicken Stock at Home. Chicken Stock- How to Make at Home Two Types of Chicken Stock There are basically two types of chicken stock you can make at home. One is “brown” and the other “white”. The difference is simple. The brown stock is made from roasted chicken bones and the white stock is not. But some recipes, including those for making some white sauces and white stews & braises require a white chicken stock. What is a Sachet? A sachet is a small bag made out of cloth or cheesecloth that is filled with various herbs and spices and used to add flavor to soup, stews, stocks and sauces.

Fresh herbs and spices are better but dried will do nicely if you don’t have access to fresh. Alternatives to Homemade I used to make chicken stock at home all the time and use some for a recipe and freeze the rest in quart containers. Chicken Stock- How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock Ingredients: 5 pounds chicken pieces, wings, backs and necks. How To Make At Home: Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Gardening in a drought. Guest post by Mark M.

Gardening in a drought

NOTE: This may be something to print out and store in your SurvivalMom Binder for future reference. image by International Center for Tropical Agriculture I have lived in many countries over the years, and have always had a vegetable garden. Not just for cost, as many of the countries I have lived in have had what we considered dirt cheap food, but for the quality. Nothing compares to the taste of veggies fresh from the garden. Recently, some friends told me about the bad drought in Texas. Kenya and Botswana. So how do they manage that? The technique involves three separate things, all of which are easily made by anyone with the ability to use a shovel, hammer or a trowel.

Raised beds When we rented our home in Botswana, in the yard behind the house was a series of concrete troughs, roughly 4 foot wide, 2 foot deep and 15 foot long, running north to south. Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs. When it comes to the blogosphere there always seems to be a group of blogs, like individuals, that stand out from the crowd and provide great content and a lot of influence.

Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs

In the survival and preparedness community this is no exception. In this list I share the top 10 most influential survival and preparedness blogs. Although this may be my list, I did not pick these randomly. I used a number of factors in determining their “influence”: Google PageRank, number of incoming links, traffic, blog comments/discussions, and Alexa Rank as well as “that special something” (very scientific, I know).

Well, without further ado, here are The Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs: 10. Starting out the list we have The Survival Mom. Mystery, The Pick Up Artist. After about ten years of trial and error, Mystery assumingly learned how to talk to women.

Mystery, The Pick Up Artist

Not content with being the only Casanova on the planet, he formed his aptly titled "Mystery Method. " This eventually led him to start appearing on television. Rinato"/> Just The Facts Erik James Horvat-Markovic is his real name. Cracked on Mystery "I'm gonna get you laid. " Mystery first became known for marketing his technique designed to seduce women. Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden. Plants have been revered through out history for their magical healing powers.

Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden

In a dire situation where over the counter medicine is no longer available, many will be forced to turn their backs on modern medicine and reacquaint themselves with more homeopathic and natural forms. In this type of situation, many will be turning to alternative medicines to alleviate and assist some of the more chronic health issues such as high blood pressure, menopausal symptoms, migraines, anemia and arthritis. Acquiring books on herbal medicines for a disaster scenario would be a great knowledge source to add to any preparedness library. In the book, Herbal Medicine: The Natural Way To Get Well and Stay Well by Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.

D, the author advises how important natural medicine is. 1. “Cayenne pepper is a powerful stimulant, producing a sense of heat in the stomach, and a general glow ove r the body without a narcotic effect. Surviving the Middle Class Crash. NWS - National Mosaic Enhanced Radar Image: Full Resolution Loop. Greenpeace: Thank you for taking action to shut down old nuclear plants.

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Now find out how close you live to one of these dangerous and dirty nuclear reactors by entering your zip code below. Be sure to share that information with your friends and family. How close do you live to a nuclear plant? Find out now: Goal: 35,000 signatures 27,475 signatures so far! Email Your Friends Share this with the people in your email address book by clicking the button below. Or, copy and paste the text below into an email message Subject: Indefensible Dear Friend, Twenty-three nuclear plants across the United States share the same design as the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan.

Join me in telling Congress to shut down old nuclear plants and switch to clean, renewable sources of energy like the sun and wind. Welcome to the Frontpage - Theprepared.com. Survivalist Singles.