Pruning last year’s growthTo make space for focused energyAnd the potential for future abundanceUnder unseasonably warm skies Snip, drop, stepSnip, drop, step Gather up the fallen partsPut them in a pileAnd feed them through the chipperSo they can nurture future growth There’s a metaphor in there somewhere. Everyone is talking…
Or maybe it’s chop water, carry wood? When the nights dip low enough to leave a nice thick layer of ice on the goat’s water and you have to jab at it with the nearest, sharpest object… And the forecast calls for even lower temps and the potential for rain…
I have a serious question for you today…How prepared are you for an emergency? I mean, really prepared? To be completely honest with you, despite my EDC and 72 Hour bags, food and water storage and the best of intentions, I know full well that I have so very much…
The average person in the United States uses 80-100 gallons of water every day.* Living in the High Desert, drought is a constant consideration. We pipe in water from other areas that receive more rain fall and snow pack than we do and we cross our fingers every season for…
Alright, so you have your EDC, your EDC Bag and your 72 hour emergency kit which will cover you and your partner in an emergency situation for a few days, but what can you do to be prepared for your infant if the shit hits the fan? As I’ve discussed…
As you might remember, I was on a kick last year to get our emergency supplies in order. Well, the busy-ness of life happened and our preparedness plans kind of fell to the back burner for a bit. That is, until now. Since I covered EDCs, EDC Bags and a…
Over the years, I have found myself thinking about how much time I spend at work and how that relates to a variety of emergency scenarios. Fortunately for me, I work for an organization that provides after school and summer camp programs for kids, which means we have to be…
Today I will talk about Every Day Carry Bags, but first, I just want to talk a bit about the process of preparing for SHTF/emergency situations…When I first started looking at our preparations for potential SHTF situations, I felt quite comfortable with the process, thinking we were pretty prepared, but…