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		<title>Parade of Giveaways:  GIVEAWAYS MADE EASY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's so easy to enter to win all of these great food storage and emergency preparedness products.  Sign up for your favorites, or ALL of them!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/09/01/parade-of-giveaways-giveaways-made-easy/</link>
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		<title>Ready Your Business:  12 Tips to be More Prepared</title>
		<description><![CDATA[12 tips to help your business or workplace  be more prepared.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/29/ready-your-business-12-tips-to-be-more-prepared/</link>
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		<title>7 Day Challenge &#8211; Don&#8217;t miss this post!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Important information about the 7 Day Challenge!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/25/7-day-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Parade of Giveaways &#8211; Sneak Preview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out a sneak preview of some of the sponsors that are going to be part of the Parade of Giveaways.  Entries start September 1st!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/22/parade-of-giveaways-sneak-preview/</link>
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		<title>The #1 Most Common Email We Receive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out what our most commonly emailed question is ... and read the story about Jodi's computer "disaster".]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/18/the-1-most-common-email-we-receive/</link>
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		<title>HINT HINT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HINT HINT!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/15/hint-hint/</link>
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		<title>The Million Dollar Question?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you think is the question we get asked the most about food storage?  Find out what it is and how we are attempting to answer that question!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/12/the-million-dollar-question/</link>
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		<title>Jodi&#8217;s Three Month Supply Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jodi has had some chaos in her three month supply lately.  Find out what she is doing to improve the situation.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/08/jodis-three-month-supply-problem/</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;Food Storage&#8221; Diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well it's more of a lifestyle change than a diet, but it definitely uses food storage.  Find out what Jodi is doing to lose her baby weight!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/05/the-food-storage-diet/</link>
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		<title>Emergency Preparedness Month MADNESS!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcing this year's 7 Day Challenge!!!  Check out all the fun and surprises we have in store for you this year.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/08/01/emergency-preparedness-month-madness/</link>
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		<title>Waffles, Wondermills, Webs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Involving your kids can really make food storage fun.  Check out how we made the multi-grain waffles into a family affair.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/28/waffles-wondermills-webs/</link>
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		<title>Dutch Oven Cooking &#8211; Oh Boy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Information about Dutch Oven Cooking which can be a great way to cook in an emergency where you have no access to electricity.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/26/dutch-oven-cooking-oh-boy/</link>
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		<title>Setting up Grandma Lori&#8217;s WonderMill Wheat Grinder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the next installment in our Grandma Lori Extreme Food Storage Makeover series where she sets up her brand new WonderMill wheat grinder.  She is sooo excited to get started on long term food storage!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/21/setting-up-grandma-loris-wondermill-wheat-grinder/</link>
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		<title>Meal Planning Made Easy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See how Jodi used the Deals to Meals service to do meal planning in preparation for the birth of her third child.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/19/meal-planning-made-easy/</link>
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		<title>Book Review:  Emergency Food in a Nutshell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another food storage book review on the book Emergency Food in a Nutshell by Leslie Probert and Lisa Harkness. Jodi shares her thoughts on this great resource.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/15/book-review-emergency-food-in-a-nutshell/</link>
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		<title>Grains, Facebook, and a Guessing GAME!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come and play "name that grain" with us and test your knowledge on ten varieties of grains.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/11/grains-facebook-and-a-guessing-game/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Tips For Emergency Preparedness on a Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting started with emergency preparedness and food storage doesn't have to blow your budget.  Read these ten tips on how you can get started right now!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/08/top-10-tips-for-emergency-preparedness-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<title>Grandma Lori&#8217;s Exciting New Purchase!</title>
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We&#8217;re SO excited to get started on the next phase of the Extreme Makeover Food Storage Edition with Grandma Lori.  The first few steps of getting an Emergency Plan, and Three Month Supply weren&#8217;t too hard, but we were worried this part would be a &#8220;harder sell&#8221; since Grandma Lori&#8217;s original plan was to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/07/05/grandma-loris-exciting-new-purchase/</link>
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		<title>Healthy Food Storage Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So here&#8217;s the report of the Healthy Food Storage Class I went to that I told you about a couple weeks ago in this post.  
I learned so much! It brought back memories of when I first started food storage.  I was a little overwhelmed, but this time I know through BabySteps I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/30/healthy-food-storage-workshop/</link>
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		<title>Our Blog Anniversary + a GIVEAWAY + a SALE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recap of our Blasts from the Past week and a surprise giveaway being offered to facebook fans only.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/28/our-blog-anniversary-a-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from the Past: How I Fell in Love with Cornmeal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cooking foods using cornmeal offers some variety in your long term food storage recipes.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/27/blasts-from-the-past-how-i-fell-in-love-with-cornmeal/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from the Past: My Favorite, Ultimate Food Storage Recipe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out Julie's latest addition to her favorite meal.  What a fantastic recipe that uses so many different food storage foods!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/25/blasts-from-the-past-my-favorite-ultimate-food-storage-recipe/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from the Past: Learning the Lost Arts of Self Reliance</title>
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If you have been following along with our Extreme Food Storage Makeover you will have already been introduced to my mom, Grandma Lori.  I remember growing up we used to eat homemade strawberry jam and bottled peaches and my mom would make alfalfa sprouts on the kitchen counter.  As I got older my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/24/blasts-from-the-past-learning-the-lost-arts-of-self-reliance/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from the Past: The Healthy Food Storage Discovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out more about Julie's exploration into the realm of "healthy food storage".  ]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/23/blasts-from-the-past-the-healthy-food-storage-discovery/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from Past: The Three Month Supply Debate</title>
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Throughout the last two years we have really discovered that there is definitely not a one-style-fits-all approach to food storage.  When this first became apparent to us was in our second month of running the blog when we were researching how we were going to get started on our three month supply.

Julie posted her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/22/blasts-from-past-the-three-month-supply-debate/</link>
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		<title>Blasts from the Past:The Never Ending Job of Organizing</title>
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Is it just me or does it seem like it&#8217;s impossible to be FULLY on top of things around the house.  One day you get your pantry all organized and think to yourself, this will NEVER be unorganized again &#8211; this time is different.  Then, a few months later it&#8217;s a disaster.
Something I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/21/blasts-from-the-pastthe-never-ending-job-of-organizing/</link>
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		<title>BLAST FROM THE PAST WEEK</title>
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It seems like just yesterday that we came up with this crazy idea to blog about food storage when we had absolutely ZERO food storage and had no clue where to even start.  In fact according to our very first blog post, we originally wanted to call this blog &#8220;Food Storage For Dummies &#8230; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/20/blast-from-the-past-week/</link>
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		<title>Saving on Groceries&#8230; MADE EASY!</title>
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For those of you who have followed our blog for long you would know I LOVED couponing, I DID couponing, couponing SAVED me a lot of money &#8211; UNTIL:

I had another baby last winter

Albertsons closed down (my primary store to coupon at)

Red Plum (one of the coupon booklets) stopped coming in the newspapers

I feared my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/17/saving-on-groceries-made-easy/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Recipes:  Honey Granola</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After I wrote up our All About Honey post last week Julie mocked me saying &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I know anyone who loves honey as much as you do!&#8221;  Well I&#8217;m afraid it is probably the truth.  So I may be a bit over-enthused but I was TOTALLY excited to try this recipe!
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/14/food-storage-recipes-honey-granola/</link>
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		<title>All About Honey &#8230; Yummy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now you all have probably figured out that Julie is the &#8220;healthy&#8221; one and I like treats.  So whatever your style is you should be able to resonate with one or the other of us    Well when we were at the Food Storage Fair in Ogden in April, our booth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/10/all-about-honey-yummy/</link>
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		<title>BOSCH GIVEAWAY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the details on this giveaway for a FREE Bosch given by Deals to Meals.  They are a great company that helps you save money on your groceries!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/07/bosch-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Healthy Food Storage, Book Review, Conference Discount</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn more about Julie's obsession with "healthy food storage" along with a great book review and information about a holistic living conference.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/06/03/healthy-food-storage-book-review-conference-discount/</link>
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		<title>Garden Update and FAQ Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks back we posted part one of a Square Foot Gardening FAQ put together by Emily Peery, author of the eBook &#8220;Gardening For Beginners&#8220;.  Today we are going to give you the second half of the questions asked by our Facebook Fan Page readers.  But first here is a little update [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/31/garden-update-and-faq-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Grandma Lori&#8217;s 3 Month Summary and Label Tutorial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More details about the Grandma Lori 3 month supply shop plus a great tutorial for making your own custom FOOD STORAGE LABELS!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/27/grandma-loris-3-month-summary-and-label-tutorial/</link>
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		<title>How To Build a Vinyl Square Foot Garden Box</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jodi's husband gives another great tutorial, this time on how to build a vinyl square foot garden box.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/24/how-to-build-a-vinyl-square-foot-garden-box/</link>
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		<title>Birthday Baggie Surprise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out what surprise present (using food storage) that Julie put together for her sister's birthday.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/19/birthday-baggie-surprise/</link>
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		<title>HOW TO:  Turn Off Main Water Supply</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how to turn off the main water supply to your home with this simple how-to video.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/17/how-to-turn-off-main-water-supply/</link>
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		<title>Grandma Lori Food Storage Room REVEALED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Julie unveils the final result of her 3 month supply project with Grandma Lori.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/13/grandma-lori-food-storage-room-revealed/</link>
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		<title>Grandma Lori 3 month supply SHOP!</title>
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If you&#8217;re following Grandma Lori&#8217;s Extreme Food Storage Makeover, you know that last time we left off with a &#8220;to be continued&#8221; after Julie made Lori her full shopping list based on her recipes she wanted to use in her three month food supply.  The post was titled &#8220;We have a Plan&#8221; 
Well last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/10/grandma-lori-3-month-supply-shop/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Pep Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those who couldn't attend the Food Storage Fair last weekend, we have put together a summary of the Food Storage Pep Talk presentation we gave ... plus a few highlights from the fair.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/05/food-storage-pep-talk/</link>
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		<title>Our trip to the dump</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Safety inspection &#8211; $5
Past due registration &#8211; $40
Starting up a new insurance policy &#8211; $100
A truckload of &#8230; dirt? &#8211; $30
Family trip to the dump to get compost for my vegetable gardens &#8211; PRICELESS


A BIG pile of &#8230; dirt

Gotta love a beater truck that&#8217;s not afraid to get dirty (my husband loves classic cars)

Hubby forgot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/05/03/our-trip-to-the-dump/</link>
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		<title>GREAT New Handout and Womens Expo Review!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Download a copy of our brand new Emergency Preparedness handout and check out the review of our weekend at the Utah Valley Women's Expo.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/28/great-new-handout-and-womens-expo-review/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk About Powdered Milk!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get the answers to all your burning questions about powdered milk!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/26/lets-talk-about-powdered-milk/</link>
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		<title>Ezekiel Bread &#8211; Julie&#8217;s Long Overdue Promise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn about the fabulous history behind the super-healthy Ezekiel bread and see Julie's adventures in trying her first batch.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/21/ezekiel-bread-julies-long-overdue-promise/</link>
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		<title>Free Tickets, Binder Sale, WonderMill Giveaway &#8230; OH MY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out all the details about our event this week.  There is great news for those living in the Utah County area and for everyone else too!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/18/free-tickets-binder-sale-wondermill-giveaway-oh-my/</link>
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		<title>S.O.S Recipe HELP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out what Julie's big recipe dilemma is and how she is planning to fix it.  See if you have any tips to share that can help her out!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/14/s-o-s-recipe-help/</link>
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		<title>How To Make Strawberry Jam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out Jodi's in depth picture tutorial on how to make strawberry jam!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/11/how-to-make-strawberry-jam/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Made Easy and RSS Feeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you don't already know the beauty of RSS feeds, check out this post and then subscribe to our site!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/07/food-storage-made-easy-and-rss-feeds/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage FOOL&#8217;s Day Results</title>
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Well we had a great &#8220;Food Storage Fools Day&#8221; where we actually did some things we have been putting off FoReVeR! We were so glad our readers joined us and got some great emails, facebook discussions,  pictures and feedback about what you all did.  Wasn&#8217;t it so much more fun to do it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/05/food-storage-fools-day-results/</link>
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		<title>HAPPY FOOD STORAGE FOOL&#8217;S DAY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't be a food storage fool!  What are YOU doing today that you have been putting off?  If you submit your story and a picture you might win a prize!!!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/04/01/happy-food-storage-fools-day/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Dinner Is In The Jar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out what Julie thinks about the book Dinner Is In The Jar - Quick and Easy Dinner Mixes in Mason Jars or Mylar Bags.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/30/book-review-dinner-is-in-the-jar/</link>
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		<title>HOW-TO: Turn Off Natural Gas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the cameo from Jodi's husband in our new "How-To" series of helpful skills that could be important in emergency situations ... because we can't always count on our husbands being there to do it for us ;)]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/28/how-to-turn-off-natural-gas/</link>
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		<title>Square Foot Gardening FAQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of your most asked questions about gardening are answered by Emily of mysquarefootgarden.net.  Don't miss out the info on her new eBooks now available too!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/25/square-foot-gardening-faq/</link>
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		<title>WE HAVE A PLAN!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next installment in the Grandma Lori "Food Storage Makeover" is now posted.  Check out her completed 3 month plan!]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/23/we-have-a-plan/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be a Food Storage Fool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't be a food storage fool!  Get something done this April Fool's Day that you've been putting off.]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/21/dont-be-a-food-storage-fool/</link>
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		<title>How to Grow Easter Grass with Wheat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is such a fun activity to do with your family.  I learned about it at my son&#8217;s preschool and knew that I had to post it here for you all to enjoy.  Make sure to do it 2-3 weeks before Easter so you can have enough time for your grass to grow! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/19/how-to-grow-easter-grass-with-wheat/</link>
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		<title>Book Review:  In The Trenches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please note:  This is part of a series of reviews we are doing on food storage, emergency preparedness, and self-reliance type books.  For more reviews click here.
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In The Trenches
Financial Survival During Times of Hardshipby Carol Schultz-Weil&#160;&#160;&#160;
Background:  For those of you who have followed Julie and I on our food storage journey over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/16/book-review-in-the-trenches/</link>
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		<title>Grandma Lori&#8217;s 3 Month Food Supply Game Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our 3 month supply segment with Grandma Lori and the:


Last week we posted the &#8220;Questions to Ask Yourself&#8221; when planning your 3 month supply.  Julie got together with Grandma Lori and asked her those questions so they could formulate a plan. Watch the video to see what Grandma Lori&#8217;s answers were, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/15/grandma-loris-3-month-food-supply-game-plan/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Classes: We&#8217;re coming to YOU!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since we started this blog we have been asked if we would be willing to come and teach classes.  In the beginning we didn&#8217;t feel qualified, and in recent times we have been so busy with families, jobs, and blogging, that we could not fit it into our schedules.  However, for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/11/food-storage-classes/</link>
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		<title>Questions to Ask Yourself&#8230;.3 Month Supply</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
When it comes to getting a 3 month supply of food together, we have found that a lot of people get so much anxiety over the whole thing that they don&#8217;t do it at all. We&#8217;re getting ready to help Grandma Lori  with her 3 month supply in our Extreme Food Storage Makeover.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/07/questions-to-ask-yourself-3-month-supply/</link>
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		<title>Square Foot Gardening 101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the BEST and CHEAPEST ways to store fruits and vegetables is to garden and/or preserve them yourself.  If this feels overwhelming to you, don&#8217;t worry, we understand!  Check out Jodi&#8217;s Gardening Failures post from last fall for example    However, if this is something you really WANT to learn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/03/04/square-foot-gardening-101/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage WAKE UP Call</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the recent earthquakes, I have been thinking about my food storage and preparedness plan and I&#8217;d be lying if I didn&#8217;t admit I am guilty of a little procrastination over here! It seems like anytime Jodi and I do progress updates, they turn into confessionals, but bit by bit we make improvements and feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/28/food-storage-wake-up-call/</link>
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		<title>Attic Storage Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest concerns people have when getting started with their food storage is &#8220;Where do I store all of this food???&#8221;.  A while back we posed this question to our readers and we got some fabulous results which we compiled into the Small Spaces Storage Solutions handout.  
My husband (the handyman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/25/attic-storage-space/</link>
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		<title>GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED + Your Feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Last week we had a giveaway for a Trekker 2 Disaster Kit from Emergency Essentials. A 3 day supply for 2 people, retail value $99.95 on sale this month for $84.99.  The lucky winner is the person with the username (we&#8217;ll email you to get your address):


We were so thrilled with the feedback we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/22/giveaway-winner-announced-your-feedback/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage and Fondant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok so this is TOTALLY stretching it &#8211; but when a sister gets married you have no time for coming up with new posts &#8211; so you&#8217;ll have to use your imagination.
IMAGINE &#8211; you have to make a wedding cake and you only have food storage items as ingredients &#8211; well YOU CAN! Last summer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/18/food-storage-and-fondant/</link>
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		<title>Disaster Kits &#8230; and a GIVEAWAY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED &#8211; RESULTS WILL BE POSTED SOON!
Our Grandma Lori Food Storage Makeover project has led to quite a few questions from readers on the different types of &#8220;ready-made&#8221; Disaster Kits that are available.  We initially outlined three disaster kit options and chose our recommendations based off of Grandma Lori&#8217;s preferences.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/15/disaster-kits-and-a-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Recipes: Catalina Chicken</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a recipe that Julie taught me one Mother&#8217;s Day several years ago.  We were planning a dinner for my mom (the infamous Grandma Lori) and she popped out this way easy and way delicious recipe that his since become a staple in my family.  In fact, last night when I made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/11/food-storage-recipes-catalina-chicken/</link>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day and Food Storage?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We made this post last year- but figured it&#8217;s still appropriate since it&#8217;s almost Valentines Day again and a lot of our readers have never seen this&#8230; If you made this last year remember to restock any foods (if your spouse hasn&#8217;t already sneaked them and ate them already). If you haven&#8217;t seen this before, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/08/valentines-day-and-food-storage/</link>
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		<title>Disaster Kit Scavenger Hunt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you STILL procrastinating getting your disasters kit together? Well we thought of a fun way for you and your family to GET IT DONE! Presenting the Food Storage Made Easy&#8230;.

Get your family together for a fun night.  Whether you hunt for the items in your house or at a store, make it fun! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/04/disaster-kit-scavenger-hunt/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Makeover:  Disaster Kits Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Today is the DAY!  We got Grandma Lori&#8217;s disaster kits all purchased and compiled and she is very excited with the results.  We started out this phase of our Food Storage Makeover by discussing the three different options available for disaster kits.  After some discussion, we found a solution that worked well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/02/01/food-storage-makeover-disaster-kits-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Makeover:  Disaster Kits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We&#8217;re so excited about our Extreme Makeover:  Food Storage Edition project we are working on with Grandma Lori.  We decided to start with getting her Disaster Kits put together.  Disaster kits consist of a 3 day supply of food, water, and emergency items). As we went through our Emergency Preparedness worksheets we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/28/food-storage-makeover-disaster-kits/</link>
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		<title>Common Substitutes, Measurements and Yields</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently posted about some info that one of our great readers (Nola) shared with us in a document she put together that had TONS of common substitutions, measurements and yields.   We were going to break it up into multiple posts, but then realized it would be hard for you all to use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/25/common-substitutes-measurements-and-yields/</link>
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		<title>Emergency Heat Sources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping warm is essential for survival.  Loss of body heat, Hypothermia, is very dangerous and can lead to loss of body parts and even death.  Wet conditions quickly increase the loss of body heat.  When traditional heat sources are not available, below are a few ideas to help you keep warm:

If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/20/emergency-heat-sources/</link>
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		<title>What State Do You Live In?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Awhile back we tackled the big question Why Do People Build Food Storages in a 5 part series.  One of the main reasons, was obviously Natural Disasters.  With the turmoil and devastation that is going on in Haiti right now, we are sobered to remind ourselves and our readers that being prepared for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/14/what-state-do-you-live-in/</link>
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		<title>Exciting New Shelving Solution!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like organization and rotation seems to be at the top of many people&#8217;s lists of things they want to work on with their food storage this year.   On our BabyStep One page we have a diagram and instructions for how to make your own can rotating rack.

While the do-it-yourself solution has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/11/exciting-new-shelving-solution/</link>
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		<title>Jodi and Julie&#8217;s Food Storage New Years Resolutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following us for awhile, you know at the beginning of  last year we had some New Years Resolutions. Well it&#8217;s a new year, and it&#8217;s time for new resolutions.  We both have a big goal to help Jodi&#8217;s mom get her food storage in order, as well as some of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/07/jodi-and-julies-food-storage-new-years-resolutions/</link>
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		<title>Extreme Makeover &#8211; Food Storage Edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
For months now Jodi&#8217;s mom has hinted that she would like us to help her get her food storage organized, under control, and finished!  So for Christmas we decided to give her an &#8220;Extreme Makeover&#8221; &#8211; food storage style.  We&#8217;re going to be documenting the process for you so you can come along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/04/extreme-makeover-food-storage-edition/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re BAAAAACK!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While it was nice to have some time off for the holidays, we sure did miss chatting with all of our readers.  We really have developed a friendship with a lot of you and can&#8217;t keep ourselves away from the blog for long    We have been teasing about all of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2010/01/04/were-baaaaack/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ll be BACK!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We will be taking the holidays off from blogging to spend time with our families.  Make sure to come back and visit after the New Year.  We have some AMAZING things planned and can&#8217;t wait to share them with you!



p.s.  Don&#8217;t forget the Electric WonderMill sale ends December 31st so get your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/23/well-be-back/</link>
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		<title>Water Storage Boxes &#8211; Giveaway Winner Announced!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce the winner of the Emergency Essentials Water Storage Boxes!  We used a random generator to pick the winner from all of the comments. 
AND THE WINNER IS:  Tammy
There was no last name in the comment but we will be emailing you to get your address to receive your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/22/water-storage-boxes-giveaway-winner-announced/</link>
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		<title>How did we do on our Resolutions&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you&#8217;ve been following us for awhile, you know at the beginning of the year we had some New Years Resolutions.  Well now is the time we TELL ALL about how we did.  We&#8217;re excited about how this year went, and can&#8217;t wait to share our goals for 2010 in a few weeks! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/14/how-did-we-do-on-our-resolutions/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Recipes:  Super Cherry Pie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My favorite desserts always revolve around cherries.  Cherry cheesecake, cherry pie, cherry cobbler.  Why does cherry pie filling have to be so delicious?  My mom has the BEST cherry pie recipe ever but I always hate to make it because I don&#8217;t typically keep sweetened condensed milk on hand (even though I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/13/food-storage-recipes-super-cherry-pie/</link>
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		<title>Spice Up Your Comfort Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Step 9: Comfort Foods is one of our favorite steps.  When we participated in our 7 Day Challenge we came to realize just how important these foods really are in making your life feel somewhat normal in an emergency, and also in adding variety to your long term storage foods.  We recommend getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/10/spice-up-your-comfort-foods/</link>
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		<title>FREE GIVEAWAY: Water Storage Boxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to water storage, one of the most common questions we get is: &#8220;What containers should I use?&#8221;.  We have both had these jug containers for the past year and a half, however we have been warned they crack &#8211; and cause big messes.
In our quest to find a solution, Jodi came [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/07/free-giveaway-water-storage-boxes/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Made Easy on Blog Talk Radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were featured on the Internet radio show of James Talmage Stevens, author of the Family Preparedness Guide.  He regularly features experts in food storage and emergency preparedness and we were honored to be his guests.  We shared our stories about how we got started with our own food storage, as well as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/02/blog-talk-radio/</link>
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		<title>12 Days of Food Storage Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Our Christmas present to our readers this year, is a 12 Days of Food Storage Christmas with a TWIST &#8211; it wont be 12 days, it will be 12 hours&#8230;    
Rather then drag it out for 12 days, and to allow you the TIME to get going on this &#8211; we will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/12daysmain/</link>
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		<title>Day 12: Food Storage Christmas (checklists)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Once you have complete the first 11 days for a friend, or family member, it&#8217;s time for them to keep the journey going themselves.  To help them do that, we have our BabyStep Checklists:

Free Email Checklists
Have the person you are giving to sign up for our free email checklists.  You could even sign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day12/</link>
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		<title>Day 11: Food Storage Christmas (non-food items)</title>
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Although Food Storage (and Christmas for that matter) are a lot about food, we can&#8217;t forget the non-food items that are important and necessary to store!  Remember to share some of these ideas and cuten them up with ribbons and the Day 11 Tags:

Tube of Toothpaste
Do we need to explain much here?

Package of Toilet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day11/</link>
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		<title>Day 10: Food Storage Christmas (comfort foods)</title>
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NOW THIS feels like Christmas. We had plenty ideas for this part of the 12 days of Christmas. Feel free to use some of these, or choose your own.  Comfort foods are definitely things people need in time of any type of crisis:

Candy Bar or Pudding Mix
Even just a candy bar or 2 in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day10/</link>
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		<title>Day 9: Food Storage Christmas (fruits and veggies)</title>
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While not critical for sustaining life, fruits and vegetables are a welcome addition to any food storage program for the health benefits, variety, and to help you save money on your day to day grocery shopping.  Include the Day 9 Tags to complete today&#8217;s gift ideas:

Gardening Seeds
Gardening is a great way to become more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day9/</link>
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		<title>Day 8: Food Storage Christmas (baking ingredients)</title>
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Baking Ingredients are necessary for you to be able to make a lot of recipes using your grains and legumes.  There are a variety of ingredients found in this category, so be creative if one of these ideas isn&#8217;t available in your local stores.  Add the Day 8 Tags to whichever option you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day8/</link>
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		<title>Day 7: Food Storage Christmas (legumes)</title>
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Next up on our list is Legumes! Legumes can be very intimidating to a lot of people so this is a great one to help people realize they aren&#8217;t so bad.  Here are some ideas to help people use, and understand legumes a little better:

12 Bean Soup
Purchase a 1 lb bag of 12 bean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day7/</link>
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		<title>Day 6: Food Storage Christmas (grains)</title>
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Now we&#8217;re on to the real nuts and bolts of Food Storage. Help someone out this holiday season by showing them how to actually USE their Food Storage.  Day 6 is going to start the actual food items with GRAINS.  Make sure to add your Day 6 Tags to whichever gift option you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day6/</link>
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		<title>Day 5: Food Storage Christmas (long term education)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

A lot of people have a hard time storing all the &#8220;Food Storage&#8221; type foods because they have no idea how much to store, or how to use it. Use these great ideas to help people get going and don&#8217;t forget to add the cute Day 5 Tags:

Print-Out of Long Term Needs
Here is a handout [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day5/</link>
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		<title>Day 4: Food Storage Christmas (3 month plan)</title>
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It&#8217;s recommended before getting heavily into storing &#8220;long term foods&#8221; such as grains and legumes, to start with a 3 month supply of foods you typically eat. Ideally you&#8217;ll start gradually using your grains and legumes in foods you typically eat, but before getting overwhelmed with that &#8230; start with your typical foods:

Planning Sheets
Print out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day4/</link>
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		<title>Day 3: Food Storage Christmas (water)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Water is the most necessary item to have stored! You can last without food for much longer then you can last without water.  Make sure you stress the importance of water storage as you help people get started.  Whichever option you choose, don&#8217;t forget to add your Day 3 Tag!

Water in Juice/Pop Jugs
Did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day3/</link>
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		<title>Day 2: Food Storage Christmas (shelves)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Once you are ready to make the Food Storage Plunge, it really feels great to know you have a well organized PLACE to put all that food.  We recommend starting with 1 to 2 shelves and then moving on from there. You don&#8217;t need an entire room custom built to get going! Check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day2/</link>
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		<title>Day 1: Food Storage Christmas (eprep)</title>
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The best way to start a Food Storage, is with Emergency Preparedness.  In fact, it&#8217;s one of the most popular reasons why people decide to get going on a Food Storage in the first place.  Help someone start out their journey right- with some of the following ideas:

Emergency Preparedness Plan
Print out our Emergency [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/12/01/day1/</link>
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		<title>CYBER MONDAY: Emergency Preparedness Sales</title>
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SALE ITEM:  Food Storage Made Easy eBook Binders
For 2 DAYS ONLY (until 12:00 midnight MST Tuesday night) you can purchase one of our Binder eBooks at a $5 discount!  If you don&#8217;t like waiting for your next BabySteps Checklist to come out, now is your chance to grab the entire set plus all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/11/30/cyber-monday-sales/</link>
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		<title>Food Storage Recipe: Pea Soup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If any of you have ever lived in one state, or country, then moved to another where your favorite restaurants, or foods were no longer you&#8217;ll understand this post&#8230; (For example: anyone leave Utah and miss Cafe Rio?)
Growing up as a kid in Canada I always ate &#8220;Habitant Pea Soup&#8221;. It was warm and delicious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/11/28/food-storage-recipe-pea-soup/</link>
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