Top Five: Survival Food

In case of emergencies and disasters whether urban or natural, it is advisable that people should have food supply for each person, good for at least three days. This is in case you don’t get rescued or can’t get out from where you are temporarily staying to search for food and water. It is also recommended that all foods stored are non-perishable.

Homesteads and a Sod House

Early homesteaders in the plains states used the supplies at hand to build tight shelters for the severe winters they must endure. Since there were often no trees, they plowed up the native prairie sod where the Buffalo had so recently roamed. The author describes living in a sod house. She tells of a time that is long gone and will never return.