Building a Home Garden: A Great Way to Prepare for Emergency Circumstances

Should disaster ever strike, it’s important to have a number of preparations and plans in place. The last thing you want to do is wander through life aimlessly, completely unprepared in case something horrible were to happen or strike. I’m not trying to be a buzzkill, but it’s quite likely you’ll encounter emergency circumstances in your lifetime and the only way to be prepared for such unfortunate circumstances is to have a plan of action in place.
One area I like to focus much of my disaster planning on is on emergency food. I stock up my outside pantry with canned foods and bottled water every so often, but recently I’ve also started to grow a garden as well. I’ve learned that gardens are quite useful and helpful, especially in the direst of circumstances. If you don’t already have a garden, here are three reasons why it might be a good idea to start cultivating one for emergency situations.

Teaches Self-sufficiency

If your sole chance of having breakfast, lunch, or dinner depends on you nurturing your crops, you better believe you’re going to be diligent in taking care of your garden. Before I ever (Read more....)

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Natural Disasters: How to Shop for Survival

No one knows when a natural disaster or emergency will strike. We have all seen the television shows that portray people trying to surviving in the wilderness, surviving plane crashes and natural disasters that can occur. Seeing it on television and having it happen to you are two different things. We must be prepared! Supplies for emergency preparedness should include shopping for an additional source of shelter, food, sanitation and hygiene, light, communication, first aid, water and survival kits. Being prepared by shopping for survival items is necessary so that you and your family can survive days or weeks until you can be rescued or return to a normal state of living. So, what should you shop for?

Food

Natural disasters can last a few days, a few weeks, or even months depending on the disaster and circumstances. After seeing some natural disasters such as earthquakes, the tsunami, and hurricanes like Katrina, it’s safe to have one to 12 months worth of food in storage as part of your survival supplies. The type of food to buy would be freeze dried, dehydrated and canned goods that don’t need refrigeration. (Read more....)

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