While you may look upon dandelions in your yard as a pesky weed that must be destroyed, it’s actually an awesome food source you can forage from your own backyard! Try some of these incredible ways to use dandelions in your food storage and around the home. 30+ Incredible Ways to use Dandelions in Food Storage […]
Tax Free Emergency Preparedness Supplies – Here’s how!
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How do you get tax free emergency preparedness supplies!? Check the list below to see if your state participates. Saving from 6-12% on a box of bandaids doesn’t seem a lot, does it? Maybe you’ll save 10 cents, especially if you take advantage of all the dollar store has to offer. But you can put […]
Release the Ladybugs! a Natural Way to Control Aphids in Your Garden
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Can ladybugs really help with aphid control in your garden? You bet! Here’s how to do it, and spring is the perfect time to get started!! Every spring, as the blossoms on the apple trees begin to open, the green shoots of the garden are getting tall, an invasion happens. It’s the aphid invasion. These […]
How to Dehydrate and Preserve Tarragon
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How to dehydrate and preserve tarragon – whether you grow it in your backyard herb garden or buy it fresh from the produce section, tarragon is easy to preserve, and makes a tasty addition to your food storage! Whether you are using the French, Mexican or Russian variety of tarragon, it is an herb that […]
How to Preserve Zaycon Fresh Chicken
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Curious how Zaycon Fresh works? And what you’d possibly do with 40 lbs of chicken? I’ll show you and give you my thoughts on it’s value. What’s better than a drive-thru chicken truck?! Not much, I can tell you! When Zaycon Fresh came on my radar a few years ago, I almost couldn’t wrap my […]
Emergency Water in a Bag for Your Emergency Kits
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Goodbye Plastic Bottles – there’s emergency water in a bag now! What will they think of next? Awhile back I won a little emergency kit that was the size of a large paperback book. Inside were some essentials for survival – an emergency blanket, some weird food bars, a few bits of first aid, and 2 […]
10 New Habits for the Prepared Home
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The New Year always brings a desire to begin anew or make a fresh start. For many of us, it’s also a time to create new habits or goals. But all too often, we’re already sidetracked three days later. Research shows that repeating a task for 21 days creates a habit, but I know I’m […]
Preparedness Gifts for the Kitchen under $25
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Preparedness Gift Ideas for the Kitchen to help you gift the gift of preparedness to your family and friends for Christmas, birthdays, weddings and more! Note: These are not items for the already PREPARED family. These are ideas for folks who are not prepared or don’t have the means to purchase for themselves the things […]