Author Archives: Anthony Faircloth

Prepper Aniversary

I hit upon a funny thought this morning concerning prepper anniversary presents.  You know there are the traditional presents like paper for the 1st anniversary, wood for the 5th and the 50th is gold, and I had the thought of … Continue reading

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AQUAPONICS 101

Imagine that you have the ability to walk to an exterior building, a greenhouse, or even your basement and harvest a few pounds of fish.  Right after you pull the fish out of the tank you walk a few steps … Continue reading

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Day Of The Weavil

It was a bright sunny morning on the infamous day of macabre happenings.  My 19 year old son Samuel called me on the phone while I was at work.  With a startled and somewhat frantic voice he said, “Dad, there … Continue reading

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Looking At Preparedness From the Other Side

I find people’s reaction to preparedness interesting.  What a person’s great grandparents did 75 years ago is now looked upon as craziness.  If one “puts back” (stockpiles), or “puts up” (cans meat or vegetables) then it somehow equates to over-reaction, … Continue reading

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The “Life-cycle” of Animal Husbandry

When I decided to learn some the traditional heritage skills I knew that raising my own meat animals would be one of the skills that I would choose to learn.  I also knew that if I was going to raise … Continue reading

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Preparing for the Wind

I live in Northwest Florida so every year from June 1 through November 30 my ears perk up to listen for reports of hurricanes that might  be entering the Gulf of Mexico.  With each hurricane that heads for Pensacola I … Continue reading

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Food- A Quality Decision

I just bit into an apple wedge that I pulled from a bag purchased at a big food retailer. No joke, the apple was crunchly but tasteless. It didn’t really have an identifiable taste but the closest I can come … Continue reading

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Transmissions Happen!

I am frequently irritated by people who want to poo-poo my preparedness lifestyle choice.  It really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to follow the two lifestyle choices to see which one has the most resilience.  I take command of my life … Continue reading

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Non-Traditional Protein Production Has Its Place: A brief look at Aquaponincs

One of the keystones of preparedness philosophy is learning and practicing the skills of raising, slaughtering and preparing or storing animal protein. Traditionally this has been in the form of chickens and rabbits, or larger animals like cows and pigs … Continue reading

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