Chicknladee
Active Member
Hi all! From the frozen tundra (MN). Currently buried in snow :-(
I got interested in prepping last summer when we had a HUGE storm come thru and knock out our power for 4-5 days...it was July 4th week/weekend and HOT/HUMID. Easy enough to survive when it is warm and you can go into town to buy food etc...but it was an eye opener. Being rural, when our power goes out so goes our water and toilet. I could cook over a grill but I didn't have access to WATER!!! Ugh. It got me thinking about our other season (winter) and how much more difficult it would be to be here in that cold weather. We have access to fuel to heat our house but I need to be able to eat and drink to effectively survive.
Hubby and I have a good garden here but in the past we've wasted what we didn't use immediately. So, with everything going on economically (and considering our little scare from last summer) we decided we needed to be better at preserving our harvest. Now we've started dehydrating and canning stuff.
My biggest challenge right now is learning to USE what I preserve. I'm good at cooking a meal of meat and veggies but I don't think I'm going to always have access to fresh/frozen meats and veggies.
I got interested in prepping last summer when we had a HUGE storm come thru and knock out our power for 4-5 days...it was July 4th week/weekend and HOT/HUMID. Easy enough to survive when it is warm and you can go into town to buy food etc...but it was an eye opener. Being rural, when our power goes out so goes our water and toilet. I could cook over a grill but I didn't have access to WATER!!! Ugh. It got me thinking about our other season (winter) and how much more difficult it would be to be here in that cold weather. We have access to fuel to heat our house but I need to be able to eat and drink to effectively survive.
Hubby and I have a good garden here but in the past we've wasted what we didn't use immediately. So, with everything going on economically (and considering our little scare from last summer) we decided we needed to be better at preserving our harvest. Now we've started dehydrating and canning stuff.
My biggest challenge right now is learning to USE what I preserve. I'm good at cooking a meal of meat and veggies but I don't think I'm going to always have access to fresh/frozen meats and veggies.