by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Essentials, Preparation, Survival
If you’ve ever seen a tornado, you know what a powerful and terrifying thing this unpredictable natural disaster can be. If you live in a place where a tornado is possible (like “Tornado Alley”) you need to make preparations. You will want to know...
by Dnurkle | | Food Supply, Preparation, Uncategorized
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by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Essentials, Preparation
In our preparedness planning, it is important that we go beyond food storage and consider other preparedness essentials. While food and water storage is critical, we should also look at preparing for potential short-term and long term disaster or emergency...
by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Essentials, food crisis, Food Supply, Long Term Storage, Meat and Dairy Storage, Preparation
We have always heard that a person can live without food for 30 days, but can not survive longer than 3 days without water. But for individuals who are dependent on solid foods, it would certainly be difficult for them to make it through and thrive during an...
by Grain | | food crisis, Food Supply, Gardening, growing food, Long Term Storage, seeds
Many people consider food storage to be one of the most important areas for survival planning. Certainly, we won’t argue the fact that food storage is a vital part of preparedness planning for crisis situations, but, food storage alone is not a complete...
by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Essentials, food crisis, Survival
Imagine you wake up tomorrow and there is no electricity, no natural gas, and the stores are shuttered. A crisis has struck while you slept. The government has declared a state of emergency. Landlines do not work no Internet and no cell phones. It is dark and you are...
by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Essentials, Preparation, Survival
The main theme on this site has been about storing food and provisions for potential difficulties ahead. We believe it is important to be prepared – especially for disasters (both natural and man-made) that can disrupt our lives at any moment. Having plans in...
by Grain | | Disaster Preparedness, food crisis, Food Supply, Gardening, growing food
Typically, we share ideas and strategies on storing grains and other food as part of our overall preparedness strategy. Obviously, storage foods have a limit to their effectiveness. We should have other plans in place for a long-term preparedness solution. Every...