Tis the season! No, not that season. Canning season! The season where families like mine harvest their garden goodness, plop it into little jars, and process it in one of my pressure canners to last at least through the winter. If we've had a really great harvest we might even get lucky enough to can up enough of summer to last a couple of years. Often people hear the … [Read more...] about Pressure Canners Tutorial
Creating An Emergency Preparedness Blueprint
Emergency Preparedness. Food Storage. Water. Flash Lights. Batteries. When I first began prepping, I thought about earthquakes and fires and droughts, which are the usual concerns for my state. I prepped more for short term than long term emergencies. Life changed. My family's preparedness needs changed. I found myself learning a lot of lessons on how to be prepared … [Read more...] about Creating An Emergency Preparedness Blueprint
Dangers of Standing Flood Water
Floods are a force of nature that bring many dangers, but after the initial flood, one danger that is often over looked is all of that standing water. Standing water poses many risks to our health and should be avoided. I cringe thinking of people letting kids play in it of all things. Why Is Standing Water Dangerous? Infectious Disease and Diarrhea to start. Eating or … [Read more...] about Dangers of Standing Flood Water
Gleaning | Prepping on a Budget
It used to drive me nuts. Driving by fruit trees that were loaded with rich, ripe fruit that was simply doing nothing more than going to waste. I'd think about how much I wish I could go up and ask to pick that fruit, but I didn't have the nerve. Things changed one day when a friend of mine told me that she had asked the farmer behind her home if he would let her go gleaning … [Read more...] about Gleaning | Prepping on a Budget
Ham Radio
Ever since my Dad was knee high to a grasshopper he's been fascinated by radios. From tiny crystal radios to his impressive ham radio set up today where he talks to other Hams the world over. My childhood memories include the dits and dots as my Dad corresponded in Morse code during the early morning hours of each Saturday morning. I've never had much interest in Ham Radio … [Read more...] about Ham Radio