You know that saying… “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Well let me tell you about my front porch. It is quite possibly the hottest place in the state at about 5pm each night. We also have a lot of windows on that side of the house, which allow way too much heat into […]
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Homemade Ranch Dip or Dressing
Julie has knack for making healthy recipes that actually taste GOOD. She does it again with this homemade ranch dip or dressing using food storage!
Sourdough 101: Part 2 of 2 (Bread)
Last week, I shared with you the beginning of my sourdough journey. In that post, I talked about the basics of sourdough and how to make or get a sourdough starter. Today I am going to give you the recipe I have been using for the sourdough bread I have been making. It’s been a […]
ReadyFuel Overview
Learn about the ReadyFuel gel from The Ready Project. This fuel is able to be used and stored indoors, and won’t melt or freeze.
12 Days of Christmas – Food Storage Style!
In the month of November we covered some important emergency topics such as 50 Last Minute Ways to Prepare For an Emergency and How to Create an Emergency Binder. We have heard feedback from a lot of readers who are anxious about how they can get their family and friends to feel the importance of […]
Thanksgiving Food Storage Recap
Well we hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We had some great family time, and Jodi and I even took a couple hours on Friday to go shopping together for house decorations and we didn’t even talk about Food Storage (ok we did). Jodi found a cute Christmas rug for her new house, […]





Hi there! I’m Jodi. I share my preparedness adventures via the blog and social media so you can see what I’m working on day to day.