Building food storage on a dime.

by Grain | Dec 15, 2010 | food crisis, Food Supply, Long Term Storage, Preparation

By now you know me well enough that I am not a big fan of ‘cheap food’. but neither am a I a fan of expensive food! Some people feel as though they have to get shelves and shelves of food that is quick and easy to fix (cheap foods with preservatives and...

Learning Survival Skills, Techniques and Planning

by Grain | Sep 24, 2010 | big government, dangerous food, Epidemics, food crisis, fuel crisis, Preparation, Survival, Uncategorized

By Donna Miller Most people don’t even give survival a second thought. To many survival means having air conditioning and cable TV. But what is real survival and what techniques are needed to know or skills and planning are involved if one were to have to...

What’s Wrong with a Typical Storage Food List?

by Grain | Aug 26, 2010 | Food Supply, Preparation, Survival, Uncategorized

I got an email the other day from a loving and well meaning friend who was sharing how to buy storage food cheaply over time. It was a wonderful gesture and right in line with the need to prepare. Honestly, though, it got me thinking and wondering what’s wrong...

Water, water everywhere nor any a drop to drink.

by Grain | Aug 20, 2010 | Epidemics, Long Term Storage, nutrition, Preparation, Preparation Action Step, Survival, Uncategorized, Water Supply

This line from the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner rings more true when thinking of surviving difficult times. As we’ve stated before in at least one email that has gone out to everyone who subscribes, water is more VITAL than food when surviving is the...

Learning Survival Skills, Techniques and Planning

by Grain | Aug 3, 2010 | Epidemics, food crisis, Food Supply, Preparation, Survival, Uncategorized

Although I would not classify what our family does as being ‘Survivalists’, we do factor that portion of planning and preparing into our ‘Prepping’ lifestyle. The skills, tools, techniques and planning it takes to survive in difficult times...

Long-Term Workable Pantry TOOLS.

by Grain | Jul 20, 2010 | Food Supply, Long Term Storage, nutrition, Organic Grains, Preparation, Preparation Action Step, Uncategorized

It all sounds nice and good to say ‘Build a Long-Term Workable Pantry” but if you don’t know where to get the tools to do so, it can be a bit frustrating. Our hope is to give you some realistic options to choose from. We’ve touched on how to go...