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September is National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, not only during the month of September, but throughout the year, for different types of disasters and emergencies that can happen throughout the world. There...
It's One Less Thing To Worry About
As a writer, I seldom write in first person, but this blog has a purpose. As I drove to work this morning, I was thinking about the day, and what it would bring. When I teach basic preparedness, I point...
Hurricane Irma: One Year Later
"It's been one year since Hurricane Irma and I can honesty say that this has been the most trying year of our lives." (Read our previous post about the Smiths losing nearly everything they owned in Hurricane Irma.) Update from...
Do you have a Bug Out Bag? You should. A Bug Out Bag, affectionately knows as BOB, is a bag that contains everything you'd need to survive for three days (72 hours) in case you need to evacuate for a...
Freeze Drying Peas and Beans for Extra Protein
In our last post we wrote about building an emergency food plan, and all of the good reasons you should get started. The first thing we mentioned is you'll want to save some comfort food, because studies show that in...
Building an Emergency Food Plan
The start of 2018 has been as interesting as the whole of last year. We haven't talked about emergency food plans much these days, but reflecting on 2017 now seems like a good time to start. Just a quick run...
February is the month when we delight the people we love with delicious treats. Dogs and cats can't have chocolate, but that doesn't mean you can't surprise your furry family members with their own version of yummy snacks. With Harvest...
Chili is one of those meals we never get tired of, and we never get tired of experimenting with. In the winter we make thick, meaty, spicy chilis that are warming from the inside out. In spring, we lighten up...
5 Tips for Building an Emergency Food Plan
Record-breaking cold has been sweeping nearly every part of the country this month. Cold temperatures bring snow, ice, and winter emergencies. Most people don't keep much food in their pantries, which causes panic at the grocery stores when weather warnings...