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Old world self-sufficiency in a new world …

So much of our lives literally revolves around the kitchen. We eat all our meals together there, sharing the day’s challenges and successes. It served as the school room and the family room for playing games. Plans for the day and the future are discussed and solidified over food and drink. The bills get paid, records are kept and taxes figured there. Seeds are spread on the table while planning the garden and jars are sorted and filled there at harvest time. Quilts and clothes get cut and sewn on that table. Neighbors and friends are always welcome to share a cup of coffee and baked goods of the day. Wonderful memories reside in the kitchen while delightful new, little people come to add their chapters.

Five Ways to Save Power

October 25, 2019 No Comments

Things you do to save power could be the answer to, “What do we do if we don’t have power?”

Seeing Beyond Three Meals a Day

October 18, 2019 No Comments

There is so much said about nutrition, the necessity of eating right for good mental and body functions. Most of us know we should be eating more fruits and vegetables. Most of us know we should choose different snacks. Do we depend too much on the school cafeteria for proper nutrition for our children?
How in the world did they insure proper nutrition during the Great Depression?

Survival Situations Require Survival Food

October 11, 2019 No Comments

Floating in a life raft, lost on a hike, trapped in an elevator, traffic jam, building collapse, avalanche shed or … These are survival situations. And survival situations call for survival food.

Emergency Canning Jars

October 4, 2019 No Comments

You’ve just filled a dozen jars with your beautiful apricot preserves. You have still have a quart of the glowing gooey golden goodness but no jars to put it in. What do you do?

Small Quantity – DIY Long Term Storage

September 27, 2019 No Comments

Perhaps you are storing some items from the grocery store or you have opened a professionally packed #10 can and would like to repackage part of the contents to last longer than a year, here’s how.

4-H for Adults?

September 20, 2019 No Comments

I can’t say enough about the 4-H program. With the demise of home-economics and agriculture programs in our public schools, the 4-H program picks up the slack and offers youth ‘hands on learning’ in arts of back to basic living. But what about all the adults who would benefit from such a program?

The Simplest, Quickest, Cheapest Way to Start Food Storage

September 13, 2019 No Comments

Blame it on the economy, job loss, a low paying job, you’re a college student or just don’t know where to start. You know you need to put up for a ‘rainy day’ but don’t how or where to begin.

Make Your Emergency Kit Yours – on a Budget

September 6, 2019 No Comments

If you are required to evacuate your home due to fire, flood, earthquake, tornado or some man-made circumstance do you have the basics you need to get by for three days until help comes or you can return to your home? Putting together an emergency kit doesn’t have to be expensive.

Grow a Garden and Your Own Garden Seeds

August 27, 2019 No Comments

It’sthat time of year when we receive dozens of seed catalogs and daydream of warmer days while planning the garden and choosing crops andordering seeds. Why grow your own garden seeds?

Define the Food Crisis

August 20, 2019 No Comments

Thank you to Sue from Alabama for inspiring this post.
Is the food crisis unavailability or cost? Supply and demand? Is it happening gradually or is it a future event that we need to get ready for? Is it weather and natural disasters that will prevent us from growing food or legislation? We are already experiencing higher grocery bills every time we visit the supermarket but is it just inflation?

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