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It’s critically important that you start re-localizing your food supply NOW to get off the modern food grid.

As we’ve seen in recent years, waiting until the last minute is never a good solution. During an emergency situation, food and water disappear from stores. Transportation delays lead to resupply problems that can last for weeks, even months.

And it’s only becoming more important as time passes.

The past several years have already brought much hardship, especially for certain regions of the country. We have so many different examples of how weather and other local and global events can impact the food supply. Every indicator is pointing to more of the same. Food prices are already skyrocketing, with prices and inflation rising as we speak. There is a significant concern about fuel and energy shortages, as well as food shortages and other import/export problems.

So what’s the solution?

Well, households with food storage and local food production always weather the storm far better than those who depend solely upon centralized food supply systems for their survival.

It’s time to make re-localization a priority for your pantry, for this year and beyond. Now is the time to get connected with local farmers, plan your own garden, and preserve your harvest for the off-season.

To help, we’re offering resources that will help you source, grow, and preserve your own food this year!

Preserve your garden and homestead goodness with this cookbook from a Certified Master Food Preserver! Includes over 150 delicious, homemade recipes.

Increase your harvest and maximize the space you have using organic and natural methods to raise a year’s worth of the fruits and vegetables your family enjoys with Melissa’s step-by-step plans and charts.

Turn your yard into the envy of the neighborhood while adding to your dinner table! Edible landscaping at its most beautiful (and most delicious)…despite your HOA.

Learn how to harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, apples, and even cantaloupes in winter – and come first snow, your kitchen table won’t be left out in the cold!

This book will help you master non-chemical and non-tillage weed control, while improving your soil and saving on fertilizer and amendments!

In this book, you will discover the secrets to saving seeds from more than 20 vegetable varieties, from brussels sprouts, to sunchokes, to everything in between!

Find step-by-step instructions for raising crops and animals using a backyard homestead!

Discover the wide variety of delicious, healthy, & beautiful ways to use herbs!

Learn about foraging, cultivating, preparing & preserving elderberries in this book.

Build your homesteading dreams with all the affordable DIY innovations, tips, and stories you need to successfully launch you on a path to self-sufficiency. 

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We’re adding new titles constantly!

Struggling to grow all of your own food? Thrive Life freeze-dried food is the next best thing! Thrive Life produces the best in freeze-dried foods to provide your family with a healthy alternative for food storage and convenient access to healthy meals.

If you really want to get into freeze drying…you can get your own home freeze dryer!

Need help learning how to pressure and water bath can? Sharon’s training walks students through everything required to start canning, beginning with preserving veggies, fruits, and tomatoes, to canning meats and meals in jars, to pickling, to making jam/jelly/fruit spreads, and more…without worrying about fear or overwhelm.

Need supplies for canning? We have a selection to help you get started preserving more of your own food through this popular preservation method.

Need ideas for using and preserving homegrown food? We have a growing collection of family favorite recipes on our website.

There are several online resources for finding local farmers/producers near you! 

We suggest these films and books for learning more about local food!

“Food Inc.” Film

“Fresh” Film

“Farmageddon” Film

“FoodMatters” Film

“The Omnivore’s Dilemma” By Michael Pollan

“Folks, This Ain’t Normal” By Joel Salatin

The Pioneering Today Academy is a monthly membership that gives you the step-by-step tutorials and community to create a homegrown and from-scratch garden, pantry, and home. 

Learn dehydrating, fermenting, and more too! Traditional Cooking School is the #1 source on the internet for information about making sourdough, culturing dairy products, dehydrating foods, lacto-fermenting foods, pressure cooking meals, cooking without allergens, and so much more! 

Want to learn more about using herbs? Herbal Academy is a great place to get started, where they provide accessible, affordable herbal courses and other educational resources that represent many different points of view. Join 100,000+ herbalists in their herbal study programs!

If you’re starting to can and cook more from scratch, you’ll go through a lot of herbs and spices! We carry 100% organic options.

Our free Garden Planning Calculator lets you input your spring frost date, and then automatically calculates germination timelines, indoor start dates, outdoor planting dates, transplant dates, and forecast harvest dates for 46 types of crops!

Our free Fall Planting Calculator lets you input your fall frost date, and then automatically calculates indoor start dates, outdoor planting dates, transplant dates, and season extension information for 40 types of crops!

This quick-to-reference chart tells you what plants should be planted (or more importantly, not planted) next to others.

Enter your frost date, and you’ll get succession planting dates for 32 common garden crops. Quick and easy to use, even for new gardeners!

We have tastefully designed gardening and homesteading T-shirts available! They make great gifts and conversation starters on topics relating to self-production and food security.

Check out our Gardening Resources page for more suggestions!