Food - Week 34: Canned Fruit Back to the old canned fruit supply this week. Whether you are buying canned fruit or you are canning it...

AUGUST 19 WEEK 33 Monday: If you wear glasses for reading or full time add a pair of prescription glasses or cheaters to all kits where...

Food - Week 33: Ketchup, Mayo, & Vinegar Ketchup and mayo should be on sale this week due to summer celebrations. If you dated the...

August 12 Week 32   Monday: Add hats to all Five-Day kits. Baseball caps and other hats can be purchased inexpensively at dollar stores....

Food - Week 32: Mustard and Salad Dressing This week store mustard and salad dressing. Mustard will store forever, but salad dressings...

How many times have you searched for a piece of string? The next time just grab the dental floss. There are many reasons to have dental...

August 5 Week 31 Monday: School is just around the corner so this month we will be concentrating on kits and school. If you have children...

Now that you understand the terminology involved in forecasting, the signs and treatment of heat related illness, and preparing a safe...

It's hurricane season and time to prepare. Please remember even if you do not live near the coast you can be affected. Even if you live...

Food - Week 31: Grains I have become a huge fan of quinoa. It is a great protein, as well as a source of the nutrients and benefits...

July 29 week 30 Monday: Print the article “Survival in Your Pocket – the Amazing Mylar Blanket” and add it to your preparedness binder....

If you should become lost or stranded in a remote area rescue crews will be looking for you. Find a clearing and create the following...

Week Thirty - Food: Vegetables This week store 10 cans of vegetables per family member. Now that gardens are beginning to bear delicious...

July 22 Week 29 Monday: Cook a meal using an open fire. You think you will never need to do this but guess again. There are many...

We have seen the damage hurricanes can do the last two weeks. Not only did Beryl devastate Caribbean islands and Mexico but it wreaked...

Week 29 - Food: Pickles, Olives, Relish, & Salsa (the "extras") This is a fun week, the one you prepared for when you marked your jars...

Learning a skill is never for just one purpose or occasion, so while we may not be thinking about building an outdoor fire as a winter...

July 15 week 28 Monday: Make fire starters. When you need to start a fire to cook, in a fireplace for heat, or when the power is out it...

Food - Week 28: Fruit We’re in fruit season - so it’s time to get canning, freezing, and storing fruit. If you don’t know how to can or...