Food

New Jersey Preparedness and Alternative Energy Show – April 20th, in Woodbury, NJ

March 27, 2013
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I just got off the phone with Steve Schanne over at Off Grid Warehouse, a NJ based provider of preparedness gear and supplies.  Steve has been promoting a FREE, Yes FREE Alternative Energy and Preparedness Expo.  The Expo is being held in Woodbury, NJ on April 20th, 2013 in a 20,000 foot facility.  There will [...]

Tagged as: Food, Gear, NJ, NY, PA, Personal, Preparedness, Prepeardness/Survival Expo, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Homemade Electrolyte Replacements (Homemade Gatorade)

March 25, 2013
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My girlfriend’s dog has been sick the past couple of days.  Dehydrated, lethargic, etc.   This got me thinking when I was doing several searches online for how to adequately keep him hydrated.  By doing several Google searches I found a LOT of information on sick pets, dehydration, vomiting, etc.  It got me thinking, that in a [...]

Tagged as: dehydration, Food, Gatorade, Health, Homemade Electrolyte Drink

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BTB Part 2 – Food

March 14, 2012
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Last week, I discussed water storage and what I my preparations are in this area. This post will discuss my food storage preps and how I approach the issue. This is a much more complex subject because everyone eats different food and will approach food preps in a different way. At the heart of the matter is the ability to survive [...]

Tagged as: Basics, Food, Preparedness

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Test Cooking with Preps, Breakfast for Dinner, Part One

February 10, 2012
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I like breakfast for dinner.  I do.  I have James Bond’s fetish for scrambled eggs.  Give me scrambled eggs, an omelet, or frittata any day of the week and I am a happy guy.  So, tonight, we make breakfast for dinner.  I have picked up some tester / samples from various vendors and I am going [...]

Tagged as: Bugging In, Cooking, Food, Food Storage, Preparedness, Self Reliance, skills

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Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner (Alternate Ending)

December 6, 2011
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Note: The following is the sixth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. Contains explicit language.   May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Economy, Food, Guest Post, Guns / Weapons, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner

November 29, 2011
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Note: The following is the sixth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. Contains explicit language.   May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Guest Post, Levels of Awareness, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Endless Fall – Part 5: Hell Comes To Frog Town

November 15, 2011
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Note: The following is the fifth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario.   April 2 – 165 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – Spring has sprung. Unfortunately the warmer [...]

Tagged as: civil unrest, Crime, Economy, Food, Government, Guest Post, Levels of Awareness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Trying New Foods for Food Storage

October 12, 2011
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Well, I went to the grocery store tonight.  When I got there I noticed there was a lot of stuff on sale.  Package of six ramen noodles for $2.00, Vienna Sausage, two cans for a dollar, SPAM, two 6 oz cans for three dollars, 10 cans of Campbell’s soup for $10.00, etc. Some were great deals, [...]

Tagged as: Food, Food Storage, Preparedness

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Who Will Help me Eat My Bread?

October 4, 2011
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There is an old children’s story about someone who asks “Who will help me make my bread?” No one helps. No one helps plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the wheat, make the dough, or bake it. But at the end when it is asked who will help eat the bread everyone comes running [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Bartering, Food, Money, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survivalism

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September is National Preparedness Month

September 14, 2011
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Our government has designated September as “National Preparedness Month“. This contrasts with the FBI’s profiling preppers as potential terrorists. I imagine the message is “be prepared”, but don’t be too prepared. We still want you dependent upon the government, so don’t become independent! So, what skill do you want to develop for National Preparedness Month? [...]

Tagged as: Energy/Power, Food, Guns, National Preparedness Month, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Water

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