Category: prepping
Being Prepared – Creating Homemade Disinfectant Wipes
A quick and easy alternative to store-bought “clorox” disinfectant wipes – especially while there is a shortage.
Being Prepared – Creating Homemade Baby Wipes
A quick and easy alternative to store-bought baby wipes – especially while there is a shortage. I have been making these for over 20 years!!
What if the toilet paper and tampons are gone? Being Prepared
What do you do when you run out of toilet paper or women’s essentials – Have these on hand in your emergency stash!! #amazoninfluencer #beingprepared #krisandlarry https://www.krisandlarry.com Check out these items we featured in the video. Dutchess Menstrual Authentic Original Cups Set of 2 with Free Bags – Size Small – https://amzn.to/2Qjq2zp Size Large – https://amzn.to/2TWkVqM Washable Sanitary Napkins /…
Creating Goat Milk Soap
Here is the first of our preparedness online FREE classes! Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe on YouTube so that I can keep these free. Download all of the files from this online class for your reference HERE!
Toilet Paper Shortage? No Problem. Try Family Cloths
Everywhere I turn around this week, the talk is about the CoronaVirus – And in our area, we have a shortage of toilet paper. Since I was a little girl, it has been instilled into me that we should always be prepared for a “just in case.” Today our “just in case” is going into effect. I have some toilet…
Revisiting from 2019 – Seed storage and other tips to start your garden
Download the 2019 Yavapai County Planting Schedule Over the last 20 years, I have been able to streamline how we store and use our seeds for our gardens. Check out the quick video below!
Firestarter – Toilet Paper Rolls and Dryer Lint
Learning different techniques to get that heat and/or cooking first started can be a matter of life and death. Today I am going to focus on one that we use all winter in our house. Being that we do heat our house with a wood stove (I have propane central heat that we do not use often). Our woodstove heats…
Freeze Dried Orange Juice
In the 2-1/2 years that we have had our freeze dryer, I have never tried to dry orange juice (or any other drinks for that matter) We ended up with a case of Tropicana Orange juice and using our new Modular Moulds from https://www.frozenright.com/products.html Check out this video of both freeze-drying and reconstituting orange juice. There were even a few…
Being Prepared – List of things to help you have the essentials in your home.
In my journey of having a large family, I have researched and researched what I feel is a necessity of having in case of a natural disaster or another catastrophic event. (I include the thought of losing a job or being short on your luck this month in this category!) Fresh and safe water. – This could be a number…
Freeze-Dry Cheat Sheet
I have searched high and low online for a copy of the freeze-dry cheat sheet. And I couldn’t find a print copy. So here is one that our family will add to as we gather and research more. Come back often to see if it has been updated! – (Last updated 10/29/2019)
Freeze Dried Offals, Shrimp, Shredded Chicken, and Grapes
Did you have any idea that you could make healthy dog treats and food in your freeze dryer? I am here to tell you! Yes, you can!! We like to make our dogs healthy and “raw” treats and food when we can. Over the last few years, I have been collecting offals (hearts, livers, etc) from many of the animals…
Saving Food by Freeze Drying
Saving Food by Freeze Drying 2-1/2 years ago, our family took the plunge and purchased a Harvest Right Freeze Dryer. I wasn’t certain if the price = what we would save. Well, I can honestly save that after 2-1/2 years I LOVE my machine and I think that I have had enough time to test it. I did blow out…
