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Have you noticed recently that food prices have been getting higher and higher? Sometimes it feels like we are at the mercy and whims of people with much more power than we have. Power to create shortages, to raise prices, to cause inflation. So what can we do about that? […]
I know a lot of the posts lately, have been geared more toward gardening. While gardening is what I’m learning a LOT about right now, it’s also been good because I’ve had several guest posts about it. I wanted to let you all know what is going on in my […]
I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but we have been having very autumnal temperatures this last week. I know it’s only a couple of weeks to a month (at best) until I’m pulling our tomato and pepper plants out. Have you started planning or planting your fall […]
Wow, what a year and a summer it’s been! Are you apprehensive about sending your children back to school wearing masks? Have you considered homeschooling, but you’re – if you’re very honest – kinda scared? Is there even an apprehension that you may even screw something up so badly that […]
This year our college Freshmen (or Sophomores, Juniors, or even Seniors) are likely to have a radically different college experience than they would have had last year. Preparing your older teen or young 20-something to get ready for college can be an emotional experience for the parents. This year, we’ve […]
One of the hallmarks of preparedness is food storage. Most people find gathering long-term food storage fairly straight-forward, but short-term food storage can be a bit more confusing, so I wanted to take some time to break down how I do a short-term food storage menu. I want to give […]
The big “C” word has morphed from “cancer” to “Covid.” Everyone’s arguing about it and asking questions like, is it as bad as the media is saying? Is it helpful to wear a mask? Wearing a mask – is it dangerous? Is this virus really dangerous, but being politicized to […]
Some of you may know my story. For those of you who don’t, to put it succinctly, a great part of our preparedness journey as a family started because of the Ferguson Riots. We lived them. But now violence is erupting again in Minneapolis and many other cities across the […]
All of us have heard a lot about flattening the curve. And according to many experts, we have successfully flattened the curve – to a greater or lesser degree depending on where in the country you live. But we have a new problem now. People are thinking about re-emerging from […]
It’s hard to believe that this is our third menu for the quarantine. This week’s gone fast, but we’ve had some activity at home this week which has helped it move along faster. Compost Delivery So on Tuesday of this week, we knew we were getting a delivery of compost. […]
