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Thoughtful Food Storage: Grains and Starches, Part 2 Posted:June 29, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Thoughtful Food Storage: Grains and Starches, Part 2

Guest post by Debbie Cee Rice is the staple grain of a large part of the world.  It is cheap, easy to buy in any grocery store, and stores well.  Rice can be stored the same [...]

Contest winner:  What makes you a Survival Mom? Posted:June 28, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Contest winner: What makes you a Survival Mom?

This is the winning entry in my blog contest, “What makes you a Survival Mom?”  Sue in Alabama wrote a heart-felt article that was a clear winner.  She and a friend can now proudly wear, “Survival [...]

Thoughtful Food Storage: Grains, Part 1 Posted:June 22, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Thoughtful Food Storage: Grains, Part 1

Guest post by Debbie Cee The best thing about buying foods in the grain group is that they are rather inexpensive, for the most part.  You can stock up in grocery stores easily without having to [...]

For pure entertainment, watch a survival flick! Posted:June 21, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

For pure entertainment, watch a survival flick!

M.D. Creekmore over at The Survivalist Blog has had a lot of time on his hands lately.  How do I know?  Well, he’s put together a list of the “Greatest Survival Flicks of All Time.”  How [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP:  Mylar Rules! Posted:June 20, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Mylar Rules!

Four of the five enemies of stored food can be conquered with the use of mylar bags. This great material does a mighty job of protecting your food from light, oxygen (if you toss in an [...]

Thoughtful Food Storage:  Fruit Posted:June 17, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Thoughtful Food Storage: Fruit

Guest post by Debbie Cee. Feeding and storing food for six takes a fair amount of space and a lot of thought.  Since four of us are still growing, nutrition is a top priority for me.  [...]

Thoughtful Food Storage:  Vegetables Posted:June 16, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Thoughtful Food Storage: Vegetables

Guest post by Debbie Cee Storing food takes up a huge amount of space.  Trying to figure out how to store three months worth of food for six people when just one week’s worth can fill [...]

9 Lessons from the Gulf oil disaster Posted:June 15, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

9 Lessons from the Gulf oil disaster

Many years ago I had the opportunity to vacation, twice, in the beautiful warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.  Once, on the tiny island of St. George, off the coast of Florida, I was the [...]

The Baby Steps, #2: Prepare your vehicle Posted:June 12, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

The Baby Steps, #2: Prepare your vehicle

Baby Step #1 was all about being ready for a one-week emergency at home.  Most emergencies are short-term, and getting ready for just one week is being more prepared than most of your neighbors.  If all [...]

SurvivalMoms Group Project: Stocking up on breakfasts Posted:June 11, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

SurvivalMoms Group Project: Stocking up on breakfasts

I’ve been working on a blog post detailing a food storage plan for two people for one month and thought it would be fun if we all put our ideas together.  My hope is to have [...]