Food Preparedness
Greek Pilaf
This is my variation on a rice dish–something to jazz things up a bit with a side dish. It was inspired by the food I ate out in New England. Moosewood Restaurant is in Ithaca, NY but the whole food Read more…
A Close-Up Look at The 2012 Drought
Let’s take a look at what’s really going on with this growing season, the drought, and the extremely high temperatures. I posted a comment on Facebook the other day about drought conditions and some smart-aleck said “So? We lived through Read more…
Food Preparedness
Indoor Underground Gardening
Going Underground with Your Garden? Now she’s really gone crazy! Perhaps you’ve never conceived of an underground garden. I realize that it may sound a little crazy, but I actually believe that it’s the future of food production for individuals Read more…
Food Preparedness
Canadian Rabbit and Dumplings Stew
With today’s escalating meat prices, I thought it would be timely to share an alternative protein source that you can easily raise yourself just about anywhere, with only 10 minutes a day of effort, and at a minimal amount of Read more…
Communication Preparedness
The Role of Social Media in Emergency Services
I personally believe that social media can easily be a reliable protocol that you can set up with your family members to use and it’s one of the only a few ways I know to make sure that teenage family Read more…
Food Preparedness
Crème Fraîche
Over the past two years I’ve have noticed undeniable benefits to drinking raw milk. Doing so comes with its share of controversy. But I find it so hypocrytical of a government who gives a thumbs up to the VERY Read more…
General Preparedness
Reader’s Question: Preparedness When You’re in the Military
As is often the case, I received an e-mail question from a reader which required more than just a simple yes or no answer. Now that I’m receiving 500+ of e-mails a day, I’m trying to be smart in managing Read more…
Financial Preparedness
Organizing Your Way to Savings
Organizing all of my supplies is probably the biggest focus of my life lately. I just have to have space for everything, everything in order, know what I have, and be able to rotate things well. I also tend not Read more…
Food Preparedness
Maple Coconut Pie Recipe
I love combining flavors that seem out of the ordinary only to discover that they’ve been a perfect match all along. This is one of those kinds of recipes, and I always have the ingredients in my pantry. Ironically, this Read more…
Food Preparedness
A Seven Year Famine
There are great deal of headlines making the news lately which all point towards the realistic possibility of a terrible drought. Drought, famine, pestilence—it’s not exactly something that we spend much of our days thinking about. However, in my desire Read more…