I want to know what plants can be used to treat some specific illness. I know that quinine tree was the treatment for malaria. Willow bark is a natural pain killer. And mint tea will help with diarrhea. What other plant based or animal based treatments do you know? Especially for nausea...

This may be a dumb question, but I'm just wondering if home-cured bacon is still bad for you or if it's just the commercially prepared stuff? My sister only buys "natural" bacon which doesn't have all the bad stuff in it (supposedly) so I'm now wondering if there's a way to still have my bacon...

It might come in handy one day to know what type of plants in your area you could use for natural cordage... In my area, the Southwest US, there's lots of these stringy fiber type plants, the first 3 that come to mind are: ...these are great and the Fan Palms probably have the longest...

Do you have a stash of oils added to your First Aid Kit for when SHTF? http://readynutrition.com/resources/essential-oils-for-shtf-medical-care_09122013/ I have several others but I have every single one that is on that list EXCEPT frankincense --- but it is on my list of ones to get. As is...

I'm relatively new to the forum, and wanted to ask if I was the only one looking into this. I've got a BOL if need be, but would like to try and stay put if we could rode out a tempoarary interruprtion in everyday life. I live in a condo complex with shared roofs, and if a place catches fire, it...

Scientists and the WHO seem to have discovered something new, the coronavirus. Are you guys worried? http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-the-new-coronavirus-14193 If you are worried, how do you plan to prepare?

I've posted here a few times before, but its been a while. There's a story I've been wanting to write- and I have most of it at least outlined, but I'm stumbling over the premise. It's set in a five-minute-future, not post-apocalypse. There's been a series of large natural disasters that have...

I hear a lot about "Peak Oil" and other energy crisis from the fear mongers and I wanted to see what the real numbers are and they are STAGGERING! If these numbers are true then we have been sold nothing but lies with regards to energy reserves. It makes me wonder what the real motive is behind...

Can anyone suggest a good natural fertilizer for a home food garden? Growing cukes, toms, onions, garlic, lettuces, carrots, okra, snow peas, various peppers, etc. Last year I relied on the big box garden store soil variety with added fertilizer and most everything did fine, but want to get away...

As some of you may know, my brother works in law enforcement. Before Hurricane Ike made landfall, he made sure people were able to get out of the area. As the storm made landfall, one older gentlemen was trying to get from Bridge City to Port Arthur. During which he drove off the road and...