Continuing the sprouting series, today we’re discussing what you need to sprout. In order to grow sprouts, you’ll need a couple of things. Well, actually three things. So here they are–the three things you need to get started with sprouts: 1. Sprouting seeds. You can get these at your local health food store or online. […]
Seven Preparedness Benefits of Sprouting
During February we’ll be focusing on sprouting. Sprouting is the process of germinating seeds to be eaten. If you have never tried sprouting, I’ll show you how you can get started quick and easy. We’ll cover the ins and outs, different seeds to sprout, different sprouting methods, and ways to use your sprouts–stay tuned throughout […]
The Complete Pictorial Guide to Quick Soaking Beans
Sometimes when I want a meal with beans I remember the day before and soak my beans overnight. But sometimes I forget to get the beans soaking and remember in the late morning on the day I want to have the ham and bean soup that my beans need soaked. Thank goodness there’s a method […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Save Those Popcorn Tins!
Did you get gifted a tin of popcorn? Don’t toss the tin when you’re done eating the popcorn! Popcorn tins are fantastic for storing short term food storage items in, especially if you have a rodent problem. Bags of pasta, soup mixes, brown and powdered sugar sacks, etc. can be “mouse proofed” by tossing them […]
Survival Food Storage Over The Water – How The Europeans Do It
Guest post today all the way from the UK. Even though they drive on the opposite side of the road and call soccer “football”, it looks like wanting to be prepared is fairly universal. :) A vast ocean separates the United States and Europe. However, for the most part, we live very similar lives. We […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Frozen Multi-Purpose Water Storage
We like to use emptied soda and juice jugs for water storage. They are cheap (sometimes free if you clean up after a party!) and we can usually find a place to stash them because they’re much smaller than 55 gallon barrels. One place we put a few of the juice jugs of water for […]
Dehydrating Apples
If you’ve wanted to know how to dehydrate apples, here’s your tutorial. We love dehydrated apples around here. They’re a great snack and store really well if you can keep them hidden so that the little people don’t eat them all up the day after you dry them! To dehydrate apples, you’ll need a few […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Dehydrating Frozen Vegetables
Did you know you can dehydrate frozen vegetables right out of the bag? Frozen veggies are one of the easiest things to dehydrate as the blanching prep work has already been done for you before they were frozen. Just open the bag of frozen vegetables and empty it onto your dehydrator trays. If the veggies […]
How to Make Rice Water
Making rice water is really easy and uses ingredients right out of your food storage. Rice water is useful when somebody is having stomach issues like vomiting or diarrhea. It is calming to the upset stomach, amazingly bland, starchy, and gets some nutrients in your patient. To make rice water you need rice and water, […]
LifeStraw Portable Water Filter Review
There are various types of water filters on the market that range from small to large, hand pumped, gravity fed, suction powered, inexpensive to very expensive and everywhere in between. There are so many types of water filters it can be difficult to decide which you want for your emergency plans. Really. I’ve had the […]
