by Laura Calder | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
Before I get into how to start your food storage, I want to discuss a little bit about my food storage theory. So you can get an idea of how I do things. First of all, I do not prepare just for emergencies. It has developed into a love of becoming self reliant. So I...
by Laura Calder | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
Home Teaching vs. Block Captains I really wanted to spend some time on this topic. I learned many things while pondering this and want to discuss them here. The church’s guidelines state that the reports of the welfare of the members should come through the home...
by Laura Calder | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
I really want to share with all of you something I worked very hard on when I was called in my church as a ward emergency preparedness specialist. In this calling, I was asked to help develop an emergency communication plan so we could help each other and our...
by Laura Calder | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, emergency preparedness
I have a great love for emergency preparedness and how to become more self reliant. The love did not come from what some refer to as “doomsday” prepping. This love of learning has grown because of how it has influenced my relationship with my Lord and...
by Laura Calder | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
Now that daylight savings has ruined our lives once again it rings in what many call winter time. Winter storms often bring with it power outages, furnace problems, and with these it is super important to make sure you are stocked up on the necessity items to...
by Laura Calder | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog
Having clean water is a must for any food storage supply! If you are like us having the room to store large amount of water or a huge water tank is hard so we have come up with the perfect solution. The Berkey Water Purification systems is the best on the market....
by Laura Calder | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog
How do emergency response teams respond in a disaster? Will I be able to call 911? Who will be able to help me? Today we have enough fireman, police officers, hospital workers, etc….to help with the individualized disasters we have every day. But when it...
by Laura Calder | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
With all of that wheat bread you are going to be eating from your food storage, you will want some butter. Plus, fats are an important part of your diet, especially for the little ones. So how are you going to do it? Gossner’s Whipping Cream! I have found...
by Laura Calder | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog
Here are a few questions to keep in mind as you prepared yourself and your family for an disaster. 1- If you are separated from your family during a disaster what is your plan? It’s important for each person to know where to meet up if a disaster strikes, if one...
by Laura Calder | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog
Most of us spend a lot of time in our car these days, whether it is for work, day to day or pleasure. We focus a lot of time and attention on preparing our home for a disaster but truth be told there is a good chance when disaster strikes you will be in a vehicle....
by Laura Calder | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog
When disaster strikes you and your family might be seperated, so it is important to plan in advance. Contacts: It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among...
by Laura Calder | Jul 1, 2015 | Blog
After recently seeing Jurassic World I came to the conclusion that if there was an earth quake, AKA the Big One, that my own city would react the same way the entire park did when the new hybrid dinosaur broke out of his cage and started eating everything. So what...
by Laura Calder | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog
Whether it’s a flood, an earthquake or zombie apocalypse that strikes next, you are going to want to pack an emergency preparedness bag. Where do you start you might ask? Here is a basis list of items you should have and ready 2 go, Water– Plan for at least...
