Living rural is a wonderful thing. It's quieter, more relaxed, a way to be more in tune with nature. But it has a drawback. Eventually you have to head to more populated areas to restock food, supplies and to run errands needed. Where we live, it is a 50 mile long island. The majority of… Continue reading Can You Get Home?
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It’s Time For Fall Crop Planting
Last year when I posted about growing fall crops, we were in the midst of the Covid Pandemic, but a year later I will tell you I feel this is so much more important this year. Take the time to do fall crops if you can. Faced with what is happening in our states here… Continue reading It’s Time For Fall Crop Planting
Prepping For Everyday: Water
Water. Everyone needs it. You won't last long without it. And yet, it is easy to overlook having it on hand. During the early months of Covid, it was easy to laugh at those who blindly stocked up on bottled water. The media mocked them endlessly, after all it was a virus, not water born… Continue reading Prepping For Everyday: Water
Prepping: Flushing Toilets In Power Outages
The dreaded power outage. We get those a few times a year on average, living rural, on an island. For one, our power is carried over not one, but TWO islands, on extremely tall poles, that sweep across the water. A good wind storm, like we had Tuesday night this week, can take out the… Continue reading Prepping: Flushing Toilets In Power Outages
Overlooked Pantry Items For Prepping
I was chatting with a friend recently about their prepping plans for pantry stocking. It brought up a few items that are often overlooked, but are not expensive. Some of these items you might recognize sold out during the early pandemic months and were out of stock for months in stores. Each item listed has… Continue reading Overlooked Pantry Items For Prepping