Can’t Imagine Food Storage Without Real Cheese? Wax Your Own
I received a very kind note from a woman who was very excited about her progress since beginning her General Store. (You do remember our General store don’t you? If not check out my facebook page and...
View ArticleLive Like a Pioneer
Several of you asked about purchasing cheese wax after my last article. You can find wax at several places on the Internet. Search the term “cheese wax” for a list and to compare price. As I thought...
View ArticleChecklist: Preparing to Leave Your Home for Vacation
It’s that time of the year, planning and taking that family vacation. Whether you are leaving for a weekend or a month there are things you should do to help insure your home will be safe while you are...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Prepared Right Now
In a few short years our society has evolved from the opinion that emergency preparedness and home storage strategies were mainly for religious fanatics and conspiracy theorists, to the pragmatic...
View ArticleStocking Up on Food Storage: Where to Start
Following my last article: Why You Should Get Prepared Right Now I received a note from a reader and when I replied I asked if there was anything they would like to see me write about. They responded....
View ArticleEmergency Prep: Ready, Set, Begin!
We are creating a plan, budget, place to store, and system for purchasing and rotating foods and other items used daily by our families. Our goals are: a three-month supply of the foods we eat and a...
View ArticleHow to Buy Food Storage Without Breaking the Bank
Now that you have thought through a food storage plan it’s time to consider how you can do this without creating more debt or eating rice and beans for three meals a day. “The Lord will make it...
View ArticleSeventeen Ways to Sabotage Your Family Food Storage Plan
In a real emergency, no one is going to ride in and rescue us if the calamity involves the whole community. Government, church leaders, prophets, and emergency response organizations all tell us to...
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Getting Your House in Order. Now.
Is it really that important to have our houses in order when it comes to home storage? I mean, what could really happen in the next 25 years? You answer that question. (To get started getting delicious...
View ArticleSaving Your General Store
Since we are building a General Store in our homes it is important to understand how storage conditions can affect your stored foods. If food is not sterilized or properly handled before packaging, it...
View ArticleProtecting Your Food Storage Investment
Due to natural disasters and increasing terrorist activities over the past few years, we have seen a greatly increased interest in food storage. Whether it is the government recommending a three month...
View ArticleWhat to do With All That Powdered Milk
Now that you are systematically storing food and finally getting your in-house General Store stocked, it’s time to prepare to rotate your food items. Rotating is essential to preserving your financial...
View ArticleEmergency preparedness: Peaches, Peaches, Everywhere
This week I spoke with a group of Relief Society sisters who had asked me to help them kick-start their food storage efforts. There were many questions about where to store foods, what to buy, how to...
View ArticleReady or Not: The Reality of a Cyber Attack
Every day we walk into a room, flip a switch and in an instant there is light. We push a button and live a “Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart. We move a little device on our desk and can navigate...
View ArticleCyber Attack? No Problem: Off the Grid Cooking
All of this talk of catastrophic power failure is fearsome, yet if understood, we can begin to manage a response. If/when a cyber attack casts us back to the 1850’s, we can be prepared with the...
View ArticleYour “How-To” Guide for Off the Grid Cooking
Please take 90 seconds now to keep Meridian publishing this year. Click here to show your support. Two weeks ago we discussed methods for cooking after the power goes out. I hope you have copied that...
View ArticlePreparedness Stocking Stuffers for a Buck
We have spent the past month focused on surviving off the grid but I have decided to postpone further articles focusing on loss of the grid until after Christmas. We will get back to this as just today...
View ArticleBefore you Head “Over the River and Thru the Woods”
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE On November 27th this year, a couple went for a drive. The next day they were finally able to get a text through to family members saying that...
View ArticleEveryday Items that Could Save Your Life
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Before we begin I have a homework assignment for you. During the last year I have been asked to speak to several groups. When I asked them...
View ArticleEmergency Preparation for a Power Outage During Winter
Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Ready? It’s time to get serious about preparing for emergencies by creating a preparedness binder with tips for prepping ahead of time and...
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