Preparedness-365

I’m so glad to have my 72-hour kit updated. It really isn’t hard to do but it nags at you until it gets done. Today I am posting a comprehen...

We have talked about cooking with charcoal before, using a foil-lined box oven. Here is another method, probably the most popular method of ...

Since I said that I was going to be posting more recipes and uses for Whole Wheat, I’ve received several recipes using Whole Wheat. Thank yo...

I have been painting my living room this morning and the only good thing I have to say about painting, is that when I paint I have lots of t...

If you have children you know that they are the ones who will be the most affected by a disaster. They will have the hardest time if things...

There are a lot of important things to keep in your food storage. What is the most important is a bit subjective for each person and each fa...

It is a common misconception that food storage cooking is not convenience cooking. Many people feel they don’t have the time to use food sto...

The recipe suggestion this week is from make-a-mix.com and was sent in by one of our readers. This is a fun recipe to take camping and easy ...

When I first started working on food storage, I was mostly concerned about wheat, powdered milk, honey, beans, salt and water. I was pretty ...

We have been working on our kits for 5 months now and should have them all ready to grab quick in an emergency. Depending on where you live,...

Here is a quick survey you can take to see how prepared you are for an emergency. Can you answer YES to each of these questions or do you ne...

I am a worrier by nature. I was born that way and I don’t suppose it will ever change. I have learned over the years, however, that even if ...

This spring has been a very hard one for most everyone everywhere. If you have not been affected by an earthquake, tornado, severe rain stor...

I’m a creature of habit. I do things the same way over and over. Then, when they are done I ask myself why didn’t I use whole wheat in this ...

The tip this week is a picture. I was so inspired when I saw this picture of a water storage rack built by John Stock, that I had to share i...