Our General Store…Freezing Winter Weather

Today is a great example of exactly why we are building a General Store in our homes. The weather on the east coast is awful! There are freezing temperatures, and more is coming. Those of you in Idaho or Montana may think 10 degrees is nothing but for those unaccustomed to these temperatures it can prove deadly. Today governors and mayors in many eastern states are asking people to stay indoors and to stay home if...

Our General Store…Spice up Your Life

I sure hope you have been sharing a link to our posts on bad weather! What a mess on the east coast today, and the winter is just beginning. If you have not already done so now would be a great time to check back through the newsletters and to make copies for you emergency binders just in case your power fails during a storm this year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are continuing in a festival mood....

Our General Store….Food Storage 101 Lesson 4… Food Groups

There are huge snow storms today and more, much more , is expected this week. Are you and your family and friends prepared if you become stranded?  Do you and they, all have kits in their cars, How about blankets? Do they all have a copy of Totally Ready for the Road? I know that may be a shameless pitch but I have heard back for some who have already had occasion to use the book and others have been very...

Our General Store…Food Storage 101 Lesson Three…Plans for Rotating

For the past two weeks we have talked about how to decide what foods you want to store in your General Store. We have talked about where to store your food so you can prepare a place before you begin purchasing large quantities. Today we will address how to rotate your foods so you don’t have a mess like in this photo. Rotating is an extremely important  component of any great food storage plan. Too...

Our General Store…Food Storage 101: Lesson Two

I am home from all the holiday traveling now and should be back on track and posting almost every weekday so please check back often and sign up for the RSS feed if you want the posts to come to your inbox. First let’s review your home work. Homework assignments 1. Pumpkin and cranberry sauce will never be cheaper than this week so if you like those at times other than Thanksgiving purchase a few...