Once upon a time, I was young and married and had no children. Sweet husband and I went to a picnic with some friends and a few days later we both became quite sick. We didn’t think too much of it–random flu or something. Nothing we ate stayed in too long. Lots of stomach cramps […]
The Four Best Methods for Long Term Food Storage
I had a reader email with a question about long term storage of rice. The following is the answer I gave her. Although we were discussing rice, these storage techniques work for long term storage of any dry product (wheat, rice, beans, oats, sugar, etc.). I bought a bag of rice and I do not […]
Got Water? Emergency Water Storage, Filtering, and Purification
This is a guest post from RamboMoe who blogs at preparedforthat.com When it comes to emergency preparedness, one of the most important steps- and often one of the most overlooked- is creating an emergency water supply. The importance of water really can’t be overstated- just a loss of 10-20% of body weight in water would […]
Sneak Beans Into Your Diet With Secret Soup
As promised, here is a fabulous “cream” soup you can make from your sprouted beans. To be fair, you could also make this from any cooked white bean whether or not you sprouted it first. Using sprouted beans just makes it easier on the digestive tract. This soup is great for working beans into your […]
The Sprouts That Help Digest: Sprouting Soup Beans
Sprouting soup beans is really simple and quick. If you already do the overnight soak on your beans before cooking, sprouting your soup beans only adds about another 24 hours to your prep time. You may ask–“Why would you want to sprout soup beans?” Well, I’ll tell you. Besides adding a bit of extra vitamin […]
Sprouting Mung Beans Using a Hemp Sprouting Bag
Continuing the sprouting fun, today we’re covering how to sprout using a hemp sprouting bag. And we’re sprouting the classic bean sprout–the mung bean. You can sprout any type of sprout you’d like in the hemp sprouting bag, but it really works best for beans and grains and not so well for leafy sprouts like […]
7 Ways to Use Sprouted Wheat
Following the tutorial on sprouting wheat, I got the question, “What do you do with sprouts that small?” Good question. They’re not tall green “sprouts” like the alfalfa sprouts you have on your sandwich. What do you do with those little sprouted wheat grains? Well, here’s seven great ways to use sprouted wheat. 1. Eat […]
Sprouting Wheat in a Mason Jar
One of the easiest and least expensive ways to get started sprouting is to sprout using a mason jar, and one of the fastest seeds to sprout is wheat. Canning jars are easy to come by (especially if you do any canning). They can be purchased new or bought at thrift stores or yard sales […]
How To Sprout in a Tray Sprouter
Now that we’ve discussed why you would want to sprout and the basics you’ll need for sprouting, we’ll start the detailed look at the different types of sprouters with sprouting a “zesty sprout mix” in a tray sprouter. Any green leafy type sprout will work the same as the zesty mix I grew (alfalfa, fenugreek, […]
Food Storage Made Easy Binder Review
If you’re just getting started in emergency preparedness, I have a book that might help you get going. Well, actually the cute girls over at Food Storage Made Easy have a book. I’ve been following their blog for a long time and believe me, these ladies were once beginners just like everyone else. It wasn’t […]
