Pantry Keeping

When talking to people about stocking an emergency pantry, people often say they don't know where to start or how to calculate what they...

The other day I went to one of my Prepper haunts in Charlotte, no not a gun shop, or even REI, but the Indian market across highway 51 from ...

  It occurred to me today as I was making lunch for my husband and I that our lunch was a good base for a blog post. It is my way of thinkin...

I posted a canning tutorial on A View from The Cottage a few months ago, so for step by step direction on how to can beans go to the above ...

I love finding ways to make my budget go as far as possible. Since I did not work outside the home, but chose to be home with our kids and t...

   There are many ways to manage long term storage foods. Some people purchase a certain amount of food, like a 1 year supply for a family...

After considering all that happened in 2014, what has become very clear is that things never go as planned. The best laid plans can get wa...