Food Storage and Survival: EDC Purse Preparedness

FSS episode 73 imageOctober 15, 2014 – What’s in your purse? Can it help you survive? In this episode we talk about some Every Day Carry (EDC) items to have with you whether you carry them in your purse, diaper bag, or in your pockets. Plus some items you may already have in that purse that could be used for survival.

Mentioned in the show:

Preparedness Fair listing

Small first aid kit

Leatherman Squirt

Wallet-Sized Fire Starter

Food Storage and Survival: Eight Great Ways to Use Honey

FSS episode 71 imageOctober 1, 2014 – It’s time for extracting honey from our hives here and today I share our honeybee experience, how we extract the honey from the hives, and eight great ways to use honey!

Mentioned in the show:

Extracting Honey

Honey Onion Cough Syrup

Honey Bandage

Food Storage and Survival: Five Emergency Kits to Prepare

FSS episode 70 imageSeptember 24, 2014 – Want to put an emergency kit together? Today we discuss five different kits with ideas for what to put in them and why you would want each one.

Mentioned in the show:

Five Emergency Kits to Prepare for Your Family

Car Emergency Kit (with checklist)

Road Trip Auto Tool

Junk in the Trunk kit

Utah Prepare Conference and Expo

Food Storage and Survival: “I Grew Thanksgiving” Challenge Update

FSS episode 69 imageSeptember 17, 2014 – Thanksgiving is coming and our family decided we were going to grow or hunt everything for our big dinner this year. In this episode, I have an update on the progress of the meal. I share my experience making my own pectin and making jam with that pectin, peaches, and honey, as well as how to make peach pit and peel jelly. Plus, it’s Constitution Day, upcoming preparedness fairs, and some new products I love!

Mentioned in the show:

I Grew Thanksgiving Challenge

Damsel in Defense

Upcoming Preparedness Fairs

Food Storage & Survival: Survival, Shelter, and Fat Guys in the Woods with Creek Stewart

FSS episode 67 imageSeptember 3, 2014 – What does it take to survive in the woods? Today’s guest is Creek Stewart: author, instructor, owner of Willow Haven Outdoor, and host of the new television series Fat Guys in the Woods on The Weather Channel. We get some insight into the show, plus tips on wilderness survival and finding or making shelter wherever your wilderness is.

Mentioned in the show:

Fat Guys in the Woods

CreekStewart.com

Willow Haven Outdoor

Food Storage and Survival: 10 Things to Check before You Buy Your Survival Home

House for one familyAugust 27, 2014: Looking for a survival property?  Or maybe you just want to give your current location a survival checkup.  You don’t need a bunker in a secret location to have a prepared home.  In this episode we discuss some things you’ll want to consider to help decide on a new home or to give your current home a survival checkup!  Plus, September is National Preparedness Month and I give you a preview of some of the great events, contests, giveaways, and promotions that will be going on throughout the month!

Mentioned in the Show:

Preparedness Events

Food Storage Made Easy 7 Day Challenge

10 Things to Check Before Buying Your Survival Home

Food Storage and Survival: Canning Your Own Jams , Jellies, and Syrups

Raspberry jamAugust 13, 2014 – Got some extra fruit?  Want to make your own jams, jellies, or syrups but don’t know where to start?  In this episode we’re talking about canning your own jams, jellies, and syrups, including freezer jams and cooked jams!  From what you’ll need to how to get it done.  Tune in and you’ll be making your own delicious jam in no time!

Mentioned in the show:

Apricot Freezer Jam

Plum Cooked Jam

Juicing Berries and Making Jelly

Using Freeze Dried Fruit to make Jam

Ball Blue Book

Corn Cob Jelly

Dandelion Jelly

Food Storage & Survival: Seed Saving 201

FSS episode 63 imageSaving seeds allows your garden to keep producing for you for many years to come.  In last week’s episode we covered basic seed saving.  Ready for some more advanced seed saving?  In this episode we cover saving seeds from tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, and onion!

Mentioned in the show:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Seed Savers Exchange

Saving Tomato Seeds

Saving Cucumber Seeds

Saving Carrot Seeds

Saving Onion Seeds

Food Storage and Survival: 6 Tips for Success if You’re Planting Your Garden Late

FSS episode 58 imageThink late June or early July is too late to plant a garden?  Think again!  We are practically professionals at planting later than desired, and in this episode I share six tips for success with a garden planted late.

Mentioned in the show:

Kelly Kettle Basecamp

EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove

Utah Colonial Heritage Foundation

Find your extension office

USDA hardiness zones

6 Tips for Success if You’re Planting Your Garden Late