Day: October 22, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — October 22, 2025

On October 22, 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected President of the Republic of Texas. — On October 22, 1934, infamous criminal Charles (“Pretty Boy”) Floyd was fatally shot in a field near East Liverpool, Ohio, by FBI agents. — On October 22, 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin, an inspector in the French army who encouraged the use of balloons for military purposes, made a balloon ascent in order to give his first exhibition of parachuting, when he jumped from a height of about 3,200 feet (1,000 meters). — And today is the birthday of painter and book illustrator …


Loaves, Fishes, Tree Bark, Seeds, and Knowledge – Part 3, by The Chemical Engineer

(Continued from Part 2.) 2.3 – Finding Edible Cambium Locally And Harvesting It If we live in an area with a sufficient number of trees, the next step would be to find out which ones have edible cambium. To accomplish this I recommend two sources. First, you would need to buy the National Audubon Society’s book titled Trees of North America or something equivalent. Here are two free sources that just have tree maps: Tree Map Link 1 and Tree Map Link 2. I am referring to the 2021 edition of Trees of North America in my following statements. This …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Europe, Ukraine prepare 12-point proposal to end Russia’s war. o  o  o Taliban and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes. o  o  o Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand? Amid Accusations of Violations, Here’s What to Know. o  o  o “AppComms” — one of our recent writing contest prize …