Welcome to the 7 Day Challenge. For 7 days, we are testing our Emergency Preparedness and Food Storage Plans. Each day will bring a NEW mock emergency or situation that will test at least one of the reasons “WHY” we strive to be prepared! REMEMBER: No going to a store, gas station, or spending any […]
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National Preparedness Month and the SEVEN DAY CHALLENGE
Welcome to September! In case you didn’t know, September is National Preparedness Month, so you will probably be hearing lots about it on all of your favorite food storage and emergency preparedness blogs. Today we wanted to introduce you to a little fun activity that we do each September and invite you to join us […]
Happy 5th Birthday to Food Storage Made Easy!
We passed our 5th blogiversary this summer and still kind of can’t believe we have been at this for 5 YEARS! It’s amazing how much changes in 5 years (like adding 4 more kids between the two of us), and how much we still have to learn. To celebrate this event, we wanted to say […]
Fourth of July Recipes and Ideas
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! We are excited to be celebrating the Fourth this week (along with Canada Day on Monday!). We thought it would be fun to do a little link round up today of fun 4th of July recipes on the web. We hope you enjoy and have a great Holiday! Patriotic JelloJodi made […]
Get Your Kids Involved!
Some of the best memories from my childhood are from when I was in the kitchen helping my mom, or out in the garden with my grandpa. I loved helping, and felt a sense of pride in the work I would do. Now that I am a mom, I try to remember those memories as […]
Making the Most of Your Money When Purchasing Food Storage (aka Tax Refund Week)
Welcome to Tax Refund Week! We often get asked the question “I got some gift money, or I inherited some money – what would you recommend I purchase?”. Talk about a LOADED question. The answer always ends up being: “Well…. it depends”. In this series, we are going to answer that question. There isn’t a […]