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Dehydrating Frozen Vegetables

February 13, 2017 By ParkerMama

Dehydrating frozen vegetables is the perfect project for the beginning simple prepper. Save Time. Save Money. Save Space as you build your food storage. Your dehydrator is about to become your best friend as you work to stockpile vegetables for your pantry.

Find a great sale on frozen vegetables, but there's no room in the freezer?  No worries!  Dehydrating frozen vegetables is a simple prep skill to master. Why You Should Dehydrate Frozen Vegetables Unless you have a really big garden, dehydrating frozen vegetables is much cheaper than buying fresh, and you can dehydrate frozen vegetables year round. Dehydrating … [Read more...] about Dehydrating Frozen Vegetables

Make Perfect Stove Popped Popcorn

January 23, 2017 By ParkerMama

Making stove popped pocorn in oil is easy. It's a favorite snack for movie nights. It's a perfect long term storage item for your food storage too!

We are big stove popped popcorn eaters around here.  I pretty much pop a pan a day.  My kids grew up on it.  Cheap and whole grain healthy, with a long term storage life and the added bonus of being quick and easy to make, popcorn is a food storage mainstay. Which Pot Should You Choose? Your choice of pot to pop popcorn in is very important.  It needs to have a heavy … [Read more...] about Make Perfect Stove Popped Popcorn

Thrive Monthly Q Program for Preppers!

November 7, 2016 By ParkerMama

Build Your Food Storage Easily, Effectively and Inexpensively with The Monthly Q From Thrive

Thrive Monthly Q Program reflects the understanding that often people hesitate in getting their food storage because they simply don't know where to start, how to use it, and how to budget for it.  To remedy this, Thrive Life has created the Monthly Q Program which offers a variety of ways to incorporate their products into your food storage AND you every day cooking, as well … [Read more...] about Thrive Monthly Q Program for Preppers!

Preserve blackberries for long term storage

September 27, 2016 By ParkerMama

How To Preserve Blackberries For Long Term Food Storage

I love to preserve blackberries.   It's so easy to insure the great taste of summer in your food preps with just a small amount of work.  Rich in bioflavonoids, vitamin C and antioxidants, blackberries are nutritional power houses perfect for long term food storage pantries.   Here are my favorite ways to preserve blackberries. How To Freeze Blackberries One way to … [Read more...] about Preserve blackberries for long term storage

Renegade Survivalists

February 2, 2016 By ParkerMama

Renegade Survivalists

It seems as though one's dedication to prepping is directly proportional to how far out in the boonies one is willing to hide themselves away.  You can't reach the gold star level of prepping until you've removed yourself from a city setting and relocated to an area that is a few warm bodies short of being a  ghost town.  With a medically fragile son, our family will never be … [Read more...] about Renegade Survivalists

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Preparedness makes more sense now than ever.

As we move through 2026, it’s clear that the world is shifting in ways many of us can feel — even if we can’t always predict what’s next. In recent years we’ve seen global supply chain disruptions, international conflicts affecting energy and food markets, extreme weather events across multiple continents, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, economic uncertainty, inflation, and rising costs for everyday essentials.

From global pandemics to geopolitical tensions and natural disasters happening around the world, the message is the same: stability isn’t guaranteed.

Whether or not you believe we’re headed toward a major global reset, there are plenty of everyday realities that make preparedness practical — not extreme. Job loss. Health emergencies. Severe storms. Power outages. Supply shortages. Economic downturns.

Preparedness isn’t about panic.

It’s about positioning your family to respond calmly when life throws the unexpected your way.

We’ve found that the more intentional emergency planning my family does, the less I worry about the big “what ifs.” When you have food storage in place, backup plans for power and water, and practical skills to lean on, uncertainty feels manageable.

That peace of mind is powerful.

Here at Simply Preparing, we share the survival tips, preparedness strategies, and practical systems we’ve learned along the way — from pantry building and food storage to emergency planning and self-reliance skills. Our goal is not to create fear, but to create confidence.

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