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Now Is the Perfect Time to Stock-Up on Treats
Week 42 Preparedness Challenge This week the preparedness challenge is to stock-up on special family treat items. What are the special foods that add to your family traditions and bring a sense of...
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Now Is the Best Time to Add Some Winter Squash to Your Food Pantry!
Winter squash is in season right now! They are an important vegetable in the annual fall harvest. This is the time of year to stock up. We just harvested our winter squash and are getting it ready to...
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Make Sure You Have Soup—The Ultimate Survival Food!
Soup might be called the ultimate survival food. With just a few basic ingredients, soup provides a hearty, nutritious meal. Week 44 Preparedness Challenge This week the preparedness challenge is to...
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Make Sure You Have Soup—One of the Best Survival Foods
This week’s blog is a continuation of the theme from last week’s blog on soup, the ultimate survival food. In that blog you learned about storing commercially canned soups and dehydrated soup mixes....
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Now Is the Best Time to Store Baking Ingredients!
This is the traditional baking time of year, so it’s a good time to stock-up on basic baking ingredients. You probably have flour and sugar in your food storage. But what other baking ingredients do...
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Make Sure You Can Stay Warm in an Emergency
Having proper shelter is critical in an emergency. Next to being able to breathe, shelter is the most important requirement for survival. Exposure to extreme conditions, whether hot or cold, can put...
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Take Time to Stock Up on Basic Food Storage Now
The preparedness challenge for this week is super basic. Double check and make sure you have basic food that will see your family through an extended emergency. These foods are not the typical...
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Now Is a Good Time to Stock up on Cocoa and Hot Chocolate Mix!
Cocoa was called “the food of the Gods” in the ancient Mayan civilization and is known as a super food because of its amazing list of health benefits. Cacao, from which cocoa is made is rich in...
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It’s Important to Add Eggs to Your Food Storage
Eggs are a nutrient-dense super food, and it would be inconvenient to live without them. Eggs are not only a versatile breakfast food, but they are also foundational in quiches, frittatas, crêpes,...
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Make Sure You Can Cook Food in an Emergency!
If you have stored food for an emergency, you will also need a way to cook it. If the power goes out or natural gas is unavailable, what will you do to cook food? Preparedness Challenge Week 51 This...
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Make Sure You Don’t Forget Cash for an Emergency
Most crises will be regional and relatively short-lived. There is a high likelihood that a power outage will accompany them. Credit-card systems and ATMs will be down, and electronic transfers may...
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Join the All New 2023 12-Week Preparedness Challenge
Week 1 Start by Adding Peanut Butter to Your Food Storage The plan this week is to add peanut butter to your food storage. Or substitute another nut butter for variety or if you have allergies in your...
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