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I enjoy reading books by Michael Pollan. While I don’t agree with everything he writes (such as the inadvisability of doing home canning) I do agree with much of what he concludes and writes. He also has an underlying wit…
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
Because preparedness simplified is more achievable
I enjoy reading books by Michael Pollan. While I don’t agree with everything he writes (such as the inadvisability of doing home canning) I do agree with much of what he concludes and writes. He also has an underlying wit…
An unfortunate case of botulism poisoning occurred in Ohio in April 2015. Twenty-five confirmed cases resulted in 1 death and 12 people still in the hospital one week later. The health department traced it to potato salad, made with water-bath…
How do being prepared and having food storage reduce stress in your life? For me, stress is relieved by
Some things to think about from “4 Principles We Can Learn From the Way the Presiding Bishopric Works” by Sydney Walker “Bishop L. Todd Budge, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, [stated]: ‘What I’ve found in my own life is…
In The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Christ, we learn that Lehi and his family travelled in the wilderness for 8 years before they came to the land Bountiful. After they had been there “for the space of many…
The Smithsonian book American Table has a section on how history affected what we ate and now eat. In the article on “Women in World War II” it says: “Rationing of nonfood items also had an effect on the types…
The dead trees in the small forest near me have all been cut down. (see post from 22 Jan 2024) There are 25 trees that succumbed to the drought, a large percentage of this small grove. Felling and cutting up…
There has been a drought in my area. We had mandatory water restrictions that told us how often and what time of day we could water our yards and hand wash our cars at home. Restaurants couldn’t serve water unless…
For years I have preached that the primary reason members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should prepare and have food storage, to the exclusion of anyone else, is prophetic counsel. I am right… and wrong. Any…