This is the time of year where our readers, our families, and our friends all ask us for advice because they want to “get some food storage” for Christmas. We love the idea of spending Christmas budgets on something useful that is a great long-term investment. However, that’s sort of a hard question to answer […]
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Wow can you believe it is December already? The year has flown by and we’ve both had some pretty crazy things going on in our personal lives. This is a good time of year to look at your food storage goals you made and see how far you’ve come. Take a peek at Jodi’s and […]
2015 Black Friday – Cyber Monday Deals
We’re excited to announce the 2015 Black Friday specials! We’ve heard from a lot of you who are looking to make this Christmas a “Preparedness Christmas”. What a great idea! There are really some amazing deals happening this year. Much better than we have seen in recent years. We have rounded up all the best […]
12 Days of Food Storage Christmas
If you have family, friends, or neighbors who you have been wanting to introduce to the world of preparedness, this could be a fun way to do it. We’ve put together 12 days of free or inexpensive (under $1) gifts that follow along our 10 Babysteps to help someone get started and hopefully peak their […]
EXCLUSIVE DEAL: Lindon Farms Just-Add-Water meals
The Lindon Farms special Black Friday deals will be available Friday, November 27 to Monday November 30! 90 SERVING BUCKET Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Kit COMBO When you purchase a Lindon Farms 90 Serving Bucket you’ll receive a Goal Zero Switch 8 Kit FREE! ($99 value) This is a really great idea for Christmas […]
Fortress Clothing: Lifetime supply of warmth
We recently had the opportunity to meet Dale from Fortress Clothing at a preparedness expo here in Utah. We knew that his products served a huge need we had been looking to fill, so when he offered to come show them to us so we could try them in action (in the freezing cold) we […]
Five Tips to Save Time and Money This Thanksgiving
This is the time of year that you can stock up and save big on a lot of your baking ingredients. We are super excited to share a post from our friend Shandra who we actually learned our BEST wheat bread recipe from. She is an expert at saving money on groceries and has some […]
NEW PRODUCT: NutriMill Plus
When we first started our first storage adventures we actually didn’t even know what wheat kernels looked like. The whole idea of storing wheat, grinding it, and cooking it without electricity seemed so foreign and daunting to us that we didn’t even try to tackle it for almost a year. One day I was visiting […]
How to make: Basic Black Beans
Today’s post is super quick. I just had to share this new discovery with you. I know it’s not a new thing but it’s new for me. I’ve been using my electric pressure cooker to cook black beans (among other things) for years. I absolutely LOVE it. My favorite Brazilian Black Beans are done in […]
Group Book Read: “Lights Out” by Ted Koppel
In our Why Food Storage series we discuss the different reasons you may need food storage. Most people think of being prepared for a natural disaster or maybe for something more personal like a job loss. More and more it is becoming apparent that there are many other potential threats that we may face. Terrorism […]
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.