Defending Abandoned Homes During Emergencies By Naomi Broderick Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pellesten/6111177757/ Whenever disaster strikes, it pays to be prepared. Many preppers invest in making their home a sustainable environment in case the worst happens. Keeping a variety of sustainable food and water sources, alternative power supplies, and home security equipment are all great ideas for […]
Super Storm Sandy-12 Days Without Power: What Worked and What Didn’t
Please Consider “Liking” The Backyard Pioneer on Facebook to keep up with all our happenings. . . With Hurricane Season once more upon us I think it is a good idea to revisit some common sense preparedness, and with the example of Hurricane Sandy fresh in our memories motivation shouldn’t be to hard to […]
Hurricane Sandy, Five Days Without Power, Three Weeks Later, and the Gear That Made My Life Easier
Here is another take on getting through Hurricane Sandy from Suburban Survival Blog. I find it most telling that both of us went through similar challenges and came up with some fairly similar solutions. Check out the full article here: http://suburbansurvivalblog.com/hurricane-sandy-five-days-without-power-and-the-gear-that-made-my-life-easier-suburban-survival-blog If you like what you read here on The Backyard Pioneer please consider […]
Successful Baking in a Dutch Oven
Successful baking in a Dutch Oven is an amazing skill to have. I can make a fair loaf of bread and I recently added biscuits to the mix but what I found on The Texas Iron Chef was pretty humbling to say the least! Baking pie, cake, or bread in a camp Dutch oven […]
10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Rabbit Meat
10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Rabbit Meat With the explosion of interest in small scale homesteading, the discussion usually turns livestock. Currently chickens are the rock stars of the backyard but rabbits deserve serious consideration and Rick of Rise and Shine Rabbitry is leading the charge and waving the flag for the rabbit contingent. […]
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