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Is It Too Late?

Emergency Prep Basics, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage BasicsBy CharleneNovember 16, 2020Leave a comment

The end is near. It’s all downhill. It’s SHTF time. Time to kiss civilization good-bye! Just watch the news. News stories of political and social unrest, financial uncertainty, weather and climate disasters and an on-going pandemic. It’s no wonder that many people are panicking (or near panic.) It really does look like The End is…

Are you ready to bug out?

Emergency Prep Basics, Emergency PreparednessBy CharleneNovember 8, 20201 Comment

Natural or man-made disasters will strike without warning. The first three minutes after the disaster are the most crucial. This is when you will be glad if you have a Bug Out Bag (BOB) for each family member. What’s a BOB? A BOB is a small kit with the things you will need in the…

Midsummer Disaster: Blossom End Rot

Gardening, Gardening BasicsBy CharleneJuly 2, 2020Leave a comment

It’s every gardener’s nightmare: You spend all summer nurturing your lovely tomato and pepper plants along and when the time comes to pick the delicious fruits of your labor you discover they have ugly, black rotting splotches on the bottom of the fruit. You have fallen victim to the aptly-named Blossom End Rot (or BER).…

Long-term Storage: Salt

Food storage, Food Storage BasicsBy CharleneSeptember 15, 2019Leave a comment

Every good long-term food storage has five elements: Grains, legumes, dry milk, honey and salt. With these five ingredients you can make a million tasty and healthy meals for your family. We’ve already discussed wheat, beans, honey and milk in detail. That just leaves salt. So let’s go. Why store salt? Salt is vital to…

Long Term Storage: Milk

Food storage, Food Storage Basics, UncategorisedBy CharleneSeptember 3, 2019Leave a comment

Dairy is an important part of our diet. It provides protein, fat and calcium, all essential for good health. And it’s essential to some of our favorite foods: cheese, yogurt and ice cream. And who can eat cookies without a glass of milk? When you are thinking of putting dairy into your food storage, you…

Why Beans?

Food storage, Food Storage Basics, September GoalsBy CharleneSeptember 2, 2018Leave a comment

You’ll see here at PHC (and in most food storage plans) the advice to make beans a central part of your long-term food storage. Why? Here are four good reasons you should  make beans an important part of your food storage. They store forever Properly stored (that is, away from heat, moisture, oxygen and bugs) beans…

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