If I could filter rice, I bet this Berkey could get the white off. And you know what they say about white on rice… I’ve been waiting for almost a year to have a Berkey filter in our home. When we were selling our house, it just didn’t seem like a good idea to invite [...]
Entries Tagged as 'preparedness'
A Water Filter that Could Get White Off Rice
January 25th, 2012 · 65 Comments · Green Living, Natural Health, What to Buy
Tags: Berkey·chlorine·fluoride·preparedness·water·water filters
Eat Well, Spend Less: 5 Basic Steps to Emergency Preparedness
September 20th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Frugality
Unless your home is completely fireproof, will never flood, and you can be assured that the economy will be perfectly able to support you every day for the rest of your life, you might want to be ready for something weird to happen. It’s a surprise when it does – that’s why it’s called an [...]
Monday Mission: Make a Bug Out Bag
September 19th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take steps to making a Bug Out Bag, otherwise known as a GOODY bag (for “Get Out Of Dodge”), a 72-hour survival kit, or simply an emergency evacuation kit. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides When we talked preparedness last spring, we worked through many [...]
Tags: 72-hour survival kit·evacuation·Monday Missions·preparedness·survival kit
20 Weeks to a 72-Hour Emergency Survival Kit
June 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Call to Action
You know KS is all about the baby steps. When a reader shared her 20 steps to creating an emergency 72-hour evacuation kit, to be done one per week, I thought it was just perfect for our community. As a little gift to you at the close of the preparedness series, I’ll share the steps [...]
The Real Food Preparedness Resource Extravaganza
June 10th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Do It Yourself, Special Situations
Many of you have asked for a one-stop-shop for the real food preparedness series that’s been running the past few weeks. An easily printable eBook would be perfect, right, because let’s face it: when in an emergency, it’s quite possible your trusty laptop may have some issues connecting to the Internet. photo source A printed [...]
Tags: preparedness
Mary & Martha Moment: Is Preparing for Disaster Faithful or Fearful?
June 8th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Does God help those who help themselves, or will He toss into the fire all those worried about stockpiling earthly goods? You’ll find Christians who say both, some quite vehemently. But where is the truth? Is there such a thing as Christian preparedness, or should we all put our trust in the Lord that He [...]
Tags: faith·preparedness
How to Keep Cooking When You’re Cut Off
June 7th, 2011 · 15 Comments · Frugality, Special Situations
We were looking at houses last week, and I think I surprised our realtor when I told him passionately that cooking on a flattop, glass, electric stove makes me want to throw frying pans out the window. I’m usually much more mild-mannered, but get me going about how I love to cook over a gas [...]
Tags: cooking fuel·preparedness
