For those of you who know my 18 month year old son, you will find this humorous, for the rest of you I beg for your sympathy! So today I woke up way too early with a sick child, and a husband who is out of town. I only got about 4 hours of sleep […]
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Homemade Applesauce Recipe & Canning
My wonderful cousin Kaila got about 500 pounds of apples off the tree at her new house and was kind enough to give some to me. Since the apples were free and readily available I decided to attempt to make some applesauce. It was messy but a really fun family affair! Homemade Applesauce Recipe and […]
Added “BabyStep 8: Fruits and Vegetables” to Main Topics
We added another BabyStep! Check out Step 8: Fruits and Vegetables to learn about adding produce into your food storage and how to preserve it. This is one of our favorite steps as it incorporates some of the “lost arts” such as gardening and canning. Sneak preview: Watch for a post later this week showing […]
Smoothies – On a Food Storage Blog?
Delicious recipe for smoothies using powdered milk and frozen fruits. The secret is in having yogurt cubes frozen in advance. So yummy!
Grab Our Button For Your Blog
A lot of people have asked us if we have a button that they can add to their blog. Well we’ve always had one, but it wasn’t very cute so we never really publicized it except to our family and friends. With our new “look” and several more requests, we thought now would be a […]
Emergency Plans and Disaster Kits
As you may have noticed, we took a LONG time to get Baby Step 7 out to you but we have a good reason! I got completely distracted with emergency preparedness. Over the past few weeks I had the chance to relax and do a lot of thinking/pondering about my food storage and emergency plan. […]
Why Food Storage Should Be Part of Your Financial Plan
Have you ever been out of work for a week, a month, even longer? Do you wish you could buy foods ONLY when they are on sale and with coupons? Do you wish you had a stockpile of grains now that the prices are getting so high? In light of the current economic situation, we […]
Added “BabyStep 7: Baking Ingredients” to Main Topics
BabyStep 7: Baking Ingredients is now available under the BabySteps section of our Main Topics.
Using Your Long Term Food Storage
Two blog authors get together to discuss using your long term food storage in a video interview.
Making Our 72 Hour Kit Video
The adventures that happen when trying to make a 72 hour kit video. Troublesome children and a frustrated mom = FUNNY!
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.