Preparedness

Emergency Food Supply: Week 33 Plan for Special Dietary Needs This month we’re going to talk about food storage tips if you or a family member has a medical condition that requires a [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 31 What’s For Dinner? Dinner foods are often very similar to lunch foods. We talked about canned foods in our last newsletter. In this issue, we’ll talk [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 32 Snacks, Sweets, Drinks, and More! Variety is the Spice of Life This week we go back to the list we made of things our family likes to eat. What do you like to eat [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 30 What’s For Lunch? Lunch for 90 Days Back to that list of favorite foods you put together. Now we’re going to look at lunches. In the U.S., lunch is [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 27 Finding Space for Food Storage Where Are We Going to Put It All? The ideal food storage area is cool, dry, dark, and protected from pests. A basement room often [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 29 Breakfast Food to Add to Your Pantry Breakfast for 90 Days We hope you’ve been paying attention for a few weeks now to the foods your family eats on a regular [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 28 The Enemy of Stored Food: Oxygen We talked earlier about different kinds of storage containers to ensure your food remains insect and rodent-free [this email has [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 26 What Kind of Food to Store There are two kinds of food storage. Think about the time frame and the type of emergency you are planning for when you start your food [...]

Emergency Food Supply: Week 25 The 3-Month Pantry Our next project is a big one. We’re going to start our emergency pantry by setting aside a 3-month supply of food. Why Store Extra Food? [...]

Evacuation and Special Populations: Week 24 Personal Care Needs for Evacuation “Special Populations”: This group of people is so large and diverse, there is no way to address all [...]