by Kylene | Jan 1, 2015 | Food Storage, Preparedness, Water
Preparedness can be a little bit overwhelming. This year we are going to help you break it down into manageable pieces. We challenge you to spend $20 dollars to purchase necessary supplies and 15 minutes working on necessary tasks each month. Do it and you will be... read more
by Kylene | Nov 3, 2014 | Food Storage, Home Production, Root Cellars
Prepping is personal pursuit and no two families prepare in exactly the same way. Each family has their own unique preferences and style, adding diversity to life. This uniqueness is evident in the methods used to produce food. What are the best foods to grow in a... read more
by Kylene | Oct 30, 2014 | Food Storage, Home Production, Reference Library
Every year I drool over seed catalogs as I plan my next garden. My favorite catalog is Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I’m like a kid at Christmas when it arrives. They will send you a free catalog just go to www.rareseeds.com. I spend hours perusing the pages... read more
by Kylene | Oct 14, 2014 | Family ER Plan, Food Storage, Medical Prepping, Reference Library
The threat of an Ebola outbreak in the United States appears to be a real possibility. It is time to check your preparations and ensure that everything is in order. How do you prepare for a pandemic anyway? Ebola has a very high mortality rate. Your best chance of... read more
by Kylene | Sep 30, 2014 | Emergency Cooking, Food Storage
A solar oven uses the power of the sun to cook our food. In our climate, that means that the majority of days we can cook our meals outside without using additional energy, saving our precious emergency fuel storage. Storing enough fuel to last through a crisis of an... read more
by Kylene | Aug 26, 2014 | Food Storage, Home Production
I absolutely love gardening, especially this time of year. The beautiful colors, aroma, flavors, textures and intense homeyness created by the abundance of our harvest never ceases to amaze me. Today it was all about the garlic dill pickles and working side-by-side... read more
by Kylene | Aug 11, 2014 | Emergency Cooking, Food Storage, Reference Library
What motivates me to spend so much time, energy, and resources prepping? Love for my family. A maternal instinct to nurture and teach my children to take care of themselves. This is reflected in the majority of my writing. Home is the perfect laboratory to experiment,... read more
by Kylene | Jun 25, 2014 | Family ER Plan, Food Storage, Home Production, Preparedness
Jonathan and I had always been good about keeping our pantry well-stocked and growing a token hobby garden every year. But as our family grew, so did our concern about being able to provide for our children in a world of growing concerns. It seemed that there were... read more
by Kylene | Jun 9, 2014 | Emergency Cooking, Food Storage
Oats are championed as one of the world’s healthiest foods and have been cultivated for thousands of years. They are a good source of protein, dietary fiber, thiamin, folate, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, vitamin B6, and niacin. Oats are rich in minerals including... read more
by Kylene | Jun 3, 2014 | Food Storage, Root Cellars
I read a story written by a seasoned friend of mine, Kathleen Kay, which intrigued me. It was entitled, “Grandma’s Ways.” She writes: “Have you ever wondered how Grandma ever functioned without electricity? … Let’s start with root cellars. We had one out on the... read more
by Kylene | Jun 3, 2014 | Food Storage, Medical Prepping
In 1845, Sir John Franklin and 128 men departed England to navigate an uncharted area of the North West Passage. The motivation was to discover an open sea route for trade through the Arctic thereby connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A northern route would... read more
by Kylene | Jun 2, 2014 | Food Storage
As we prepare for possible disasters, there is a steep learning curve with mountains of information to assimilate. We try our very best to get the job done with the knowledge we have acquired, usually making a few mistakes along the way. Some mistakes are simple and... read more
by Kylene | Apr 25, 2014 | Food Storage, Home Production
Have you ever considered how you might turn basic food storage into something exciting that you might actually want to eat? Having a variety of delicious fruit syrups and spreads can make anything a whole lot tastier in addition to providing critical nutrients. Our... read more
by Kylene | Apr 24, 2014 | Food Storage, Home Production
One of my very favorite crops is Egyptian Walking Onions. They are also known as Tree Onions, Top Onions, Winter Onions, or Perennial Onions. Whatever you call them, these onions are the perfect survival crop! Walking onions are simple to grow and, once established,... read more
by Kylene | Mar 10, 2014 | Food Storage
White rice, or polished rice, has had the husk, bran and germ removed. This milling process changes the flavor, texture and appearance while significantly extending its storage life. It also strips the rice of critical nutrients which are abundant in the original... read more
