Preparedness
Enhance Your Long-Term Food Storage
Do you have a three-month, short-term supply of perishable items in your food storage? Like most preppers, you probably know how important it is to have a long-term, shelf-stable supply of food storage. Have you thought about including food items that won’t store as long, but add high value? I bet...
Prepare Teens for Real-Life Disasters Using Young Adult Fiction
Do you think it’s hard to get your teens interested in Emergency Preparedness? Helping your teen(s) create an “emergency preparedness” Young Adult (YA) summer reading list may help them to view emergency preparedness in a new light. With the success of teen survival novels turned movies like...
Food Storage Tips: Growing Your Own Food
Growing a home garden is one of the best ways to keep fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. A garden is also a great way to add nutrition and variety to your food storage. Storing a year’s supply of garden seeds in addition to keeping and maintaining a garden is a great way to ensure that,...
Quake, Rattle, and Roll: What to Do After an Earthquake
So you’ve survived the earthquake, what do you do now? First of all, be ready for aftershocks. Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you're sure it's safe to exit. If you go outside after the shaking has stopped, move quickly away from the building to avoid falling debris. Also be aware of the...
Quake, Rattle, and Roll: What to do During an Earthquake
When an earthquake hits, be sure to follow these tips on staying safe. INDOORS When an earthquake or other disaster occurs, many people hesitate, trying to remember what they are supposed to do. Responding quickly and automatically may help protect you from injury. If you are indoors during an...
Master Outdoor Cooking in 5 Easy Steps
Cooking out in the open is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. It is also a wonderful way to prepare your family for emergencies by learning how to cook without electricity. Outdoor cooking can involve elaborate Dutch-oven meals or simple tinfoil dinners, but cooking and eating outdoors takes...
Quake, Rattle and Roll: How to Prepare for an Earthquake
Prepare early for an earthquake with these simple guidelines and checklists. Getting prepared is easier than you think! Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year, and assistance from local fire and police departments may not be available immediately following an earthquake because the...
Tips on Storing Heirloom Garden Seeds
Garden seeds probably aren't the first thing most of us think of buying for our long-term food storage supply. But if you’re thinking ahead, or you’re working on becoming more self-sufficient, then seeds should be on your list. You can’t just throw any old pack of seeds into your storage room...
SPONSORED: Top Toilet Issues and How to Fix Them
We've all been there: 1 a.m. and the toilet is misbehaving. No one to call. What to do? You can be your own plumber with these quick tricks! Few things are more inconvenient or irritating than a non-working toilet. Here are the best ways to deal with the most common toilet problems: 1. Clogs:...
Six Easy Tips for Earthquake Preparation
Advance planning for earthquakes can reduce your family’s chance of death, serious injury, and property damage. Anything you can do to prepare now will help you during and after the earthquake. Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year, and assistance from local fire and police departments...
Disaster Communication: Call Me...Maybe?
Even though we can’t prevent earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, or other disruptive events, learning what communication options are available during and after a disaster will help you better protect yourself and your loved ones. Establishing a meeting place where family members will gather in an...
Four Easy Ways to Use Your Wheat
If you've been intimidated by the pounds and pounds of wheat in your storage (or if you've been too intimidated to even buy wheat), then listen up, because I´ve got a great way to incorporate it into your diet. And once you've incorporated something into your diet, getting it into your food...
Emergency Water: How, Where and How Much?
In most emergency situations, fresh drinking water is the most important item you can store. It is recommended to have both stationary emergency water storage and portable storage in containers light enough to carry in an emergency. Preparedness authorities like FEMA recommend storing at least 14...
Dave Says: The HARP Program Can Help Your Home
If you owe more on your home than it's worth, then the HARP program might be the right solution for you. Being underwater on your house is never a pleasant situation, but there are answers. Dear Dave, What do you think about the HARP program, and what exactly is it? Ivy Dear Ivy, The Home...
Food Storage Recipe: Veggie Frittata
Try this great recipe for a delicious and nutritious meal! Ingredients 1 Cup Provident Pantry Whole Egg Powder (Or Scrambled Egg Mix ) reconstituted to make the equivalent of 8 eggs Heaping 1/4 cup (dry) of: Provident Pantry Freeze Dried Broccoli Provident Pantry Freeze Dried...
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