although I think I will keep this one for a while because I have a lot of stuff on here I myself want to come back and read.
Go to www.readyandfearless.blogspot.com
Thanks! ~Joan
is my new site. Please check it out. I feel it is a great improvement. But all the information on this blog is still important and I will keep it. See you at the other site! ~Joan
Hello! I have been gone so long from this blog! Please forgive me! I was out of state for a while. I also was super busy with other things, but now I am back!
I have heard that the storehouse was discontinuing the beloved Potato Pearls, so I called down at Colton today and talked to Dorothy. This is what she said:
“The potato pearls are being discontinued as a long term item that is canned in the big metal cans. We are now canning potato flakes instead. You can still get the potato pearls but as a short term item. They are sold here at the storehouse by the case for $39.90 for twelve 28 ounce packages.”
I also asked about something I heard recently…that they were out of wheat. She said, “We have limited wheat now.”
If you want to go to the cannery, here is the information you need.
Bishop’s Storehouse
791 N Pepper Ave
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 824-0486
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To schedule a time to go to the cannery, call ahead. They are booked a month ahead now.
The hours for canning are:
Thursdays: 9am-11am session or 11am-1pm session
Saturdays: 9am-11am session or 11am-1pm session
Two Thursday evenings a month from 6:30pm-8:00pm
To see the prices for items, go to www.providentliving.org click on Family Home Storage ans look for Home Storage center order Form.
Thanks to Jeanne Bradley for referring me to this site…and I pass it along to you.
http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_91_,00.html#water
The very basics items you need are food and water for 3 days, water being the most important. Have one gallon per person per day. Here is a saying to remember… You can live
3 minutes without air
3 days without water
and 3 weeks without food.
(Of course, if it is in the middle of a hot summer, you will need more water.)
The easiest thing to do is to buy bottled gallons of water. Buy canned food -it will not need to be cooked. You can eat it out of the can. You can cook or warm things up with your camp stove. Crackers have a 6 month shelf life, so if you have those, rotate them.
You should have sources of light such as battery or solar operated lanterns and flashlights and camping lights.
Candles are not recommended.
You should have a radio that is battery operated or solar operated.
Plan for things to do to pass the time…games, books, drawing, writing, etc.
We are advised by all government agencies and preparedness experts….to have water and food and other supplies for 2 WEEKS. BUT 3 DAYS’ worth is a good start. If you get paid at the first of the month, which is coming in 6 days;
that would be a good time to purchase your 3 days’ supplies. Instead of going to a movie and out to eat, buy your 3 days supply of water and any more canned goods you may need. It is worth the sacrifce
Find out the favorite canned foods of each family member…or go shopping together as a family for the food and water.
If the water coming out of your faucets is dirty, you can flush with it, but do not take showers. If no water is coming out of your faucet, you will need to “bag” your toilets with 13 gallon white trash bags. Lift the toilet lid, put the bag in and drap sides over the toilet bowl and put the seat back down.
A very good site is www.ready.gov
It has some videos regarding your 3 day supply kit and other videos on preparedness.
Share them with family members-they are short and to the point.
Have fun! Get ready! Be ready! ~~Joan Hulihan
Energy Truffles
2 cups powdered milk
3/4 cup honey ( if it is not very runny, you can heat it up)
1 cup peanut butter
4 Tablespoons cocoa
Mix all togther in a bowl and then knead it with your hands to full
blend the ingredients. Roll into small balls, and then roll in a small dish of cocoa powder.
I like to keep these in the fridge, but they hold up OK at room temperature.
This is a good high protein snack.
Officials urge caution during snow storm
A major winter storm will continue to pound much of Wisconsin until at least midnight Monday bringing freezing rain, sleet and heavy snow. Motorists are advised to stay home but if you need to drive, please take the following precautions. Assemble a disaster supply kit for your vehicle.
Officials also suggest motorists have a full tank of gas, blankets or sleeping bags, extra warm and protective clothing, water and nonperishable food such as energy bars, portable radio, flashlight and extra batteries, flares and a large, brightly colored piece of cloth and a cell phone.
If you become stuck you are urged to stay with your car. Don’t try to walk to safety. Tie a brightly colored cloth to the car where others can see. Start the car and use the heater for about 10 minutes every hour. Keep the exhaust pipe clear. Leave the overhead light on when the engine is running so you can be seen. As you sit, keep moving your arms and legs to keep blood circulating and to stay warm. Keep one window slightly open, away from the blowing wind, to let in air.
Also before you leave home, notify a friend or family member about your travel plans and when you expect to arrive at your destination. Keep them informed about where you are at and when you have arrived safely. Make sure you have a cell phone with you.
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NOW THERE IS NO EXCUSE! YOU CAN 0RDER YOU FOOD STORAGE FROM DISTRIBUTION!!!!!
www.ldscatalog.com
On the home page…
Click on…
Family Home Storage Starter Kit
The family home storage starter kit may be used to teach family home storage principles and help individuals get started with longer-term food storage. The kit includes materials that teach the importance of a three-month food supply, water storage, and savings and 6 cans of longer-term food supply items.
The kit contains:
* All is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage pamphlet
* All is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances pamphlet
* All is Safely Gathered In: Basic Recipes pamphlet
* Financial reserve and drinking water teaching aids
* Two #10 cans of hard red winter wheat
* Two #10 cans of white rice
* One #10 can of pinto beans
* One #10 can of rolled oats
Available for shipping to United States addresses only.
Available from Church home storage centers in the Spring of 2008 with a savings in shipping and handling.
Item number: 06604000
$25.95 USD
This post is about that big 72 hour kit you take with you from your home or wherever you are directed to go…in a worst case scenario when even the LDS ward building is demolished.
I realize there are all kinds of kits you can make…..a quickie grab and go in a back pack..one for each family member, a car kit, an office kit, a purse kit, a rolling suitcase that has more stuff..and this big trash can on wheel idea.
Here is a great article I found today about the big trash can on wheels and what goes in it….I like to know what to store and why…this article explains a lot.
from www.quakekare.com 1-27-08
Home Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Following a major catastrophic disaster, you may be forced to leave the comfort of your residence as it may be unsafe for your inhabitance. This means that you you may be forced to stay outdoors at a local park or field and survive without the modern conveniences of your home such as food, water, shelter, electricity, or plumbing.
Use our home emergency preparedness checklist below to ensure that you have the proper emergency kits and supplies to prepare your home and family for a disaster:
Emergency Food
Emergency food After a large disaster, stores may be closed for several weeks in your area and roads may be unsafe to drive out of your area. That is why you must have a supply of emergency food in your preparedness kit. You should have a minimum of a three-day supply per person but a supply of at least a week is recommended. Many people try making their own home survival kit but they often don’t realize that store bought food such as canned food only has a 6 month shelf-life. That is why each of our survival kits come with ER Bars - US Coast Guard Approved, 5-year shelf-life, 3-day supply emergency food ration bars. With a non-thirst provoking formula and a perfect balance of quality ingredients, it is specifically designed for disaster victims. Vacuum sealed and specially packaged, the ER Bar has surpassed rigorous testing procedures and quality standards in order to be a US Coast Gaurd Approved 5-Year Shelf-Life Emergency Food Ration.
Emergency Water
Emergency water Second to air, water is the most primary element to human survival. You must consider the fact that running water may be either unsafe to drink or simply unavailable after an emergency. Just keeping bottled water at home is not enough. Despite popular myth, bottled water only has a 6 month shelf-life; even less if stored in extreme temperatures. It is recommended that at a minimum you have a 3 day supply of drinking water per person in your emergency preparedness kit. However, a survival rule of thumb is that you have a gallon of emergency water per person because you will also need it for sanitation purposes. Each of our survival kits come with Aqua Blox - US Coast Guard Approved, 5-year shelf-life, 3-day supply of emergency water rations. Since water remains the most important survival item to have, each home survival kit also comes with water purification tablets which can be used along with the 5 gallon container to purify extra water. The additional purchase of extra emergency water for inclusion within your survival kit is recommended as our survival kits include only a minimum survival supply. The best and cheapest way to store a sufficient amount of emergency water for an entire family is to purchase one of our 55 gallon water storage barrel and accessories.
Emergency Lights
Emergency lightsAs electricity may be out for several weeks after a disaster, you will need emergency lights to navigate through the dark and safely get out of your home in order to travel to a safe location. Each of our Home Survival Kits come with a variety of essential emergency lights. Many people store a regular flashlight and batteries in their emergency preparedness kit but don’t realize that batteries have a shelf-life of 6 months. Our deluxe home survival kits come equipped with an am/fm solar and hand crank radio with lantern light which never needs batteries and 12 hour emergency lightsticks which have a 5-year shelf-life. All home kits also come with slow-burning emergency candles and waterproof matches for extra long-lasting light. We also recommend the inclusion of a fluorescent lantern for additional lighting capabilities. Don’t forget batteries…save yourself money and trouble in replacing batteries by purchasing our Code Red Batteries that have an amazing 20-year shelf life.
Emergency Radios
Emergency radios In the event of an emergency while you are at home, you will need to know where to go in order to get to a safe location. That is why each of our emergency preparedness kits come with emergency radios for listening to emergency broadcasts following a disaster. Our deluxe home survival kits come equipped with an am/fm solar and hand crank powered radio with lantern light which never needs batteries. This emergency radio is highly recommended because regular battery operated emergency radios have many limitations such as the facts that batteries only last for hours and have an extremely limited shelf-life of around 6 months.
Emergency First Aid Kits
First aid kits In the event of a disaster or just everyday accidents, emergency first aid kits are always a must. You probably already have a first aid kit in your home, but individual items likely get taken out of it for occasional injuries. That is why it is important to have a comprehensive first aid kits set aside for emergency preparedness. Each of our home emergency preparedness kits come with a comprehensive 52 piece first aid kit. In addition to the assortment of compresses, antiseptics, bandages, gauze pads and rolls, etc. in our the first aid kit, we also recommend the expansion of your first aid supplies with the inclusion of a CPR mask.
Emergency Shelter Supplies
Emergency shelter suppliesIn your emergency preparedness planning, you must consider the fact that your home may be unsafe to occupy. Therefore, you may be forced stay outdoors for several days if not weeks. That is why you need emergency shelter supplies in your emergency preparedness kit. Each of our survival kits come with the proper shelter supplies including emergency thermal blankets for warmth, ponchos to protect you from the weather, and a tube tent for easy emergency shelter from the elements. Additional recommended emergency home shelter supplies include a canopy shelter and body warmer pads.
Emergency Search & Rescue Supplies
There will likely be broken glass and dangerous items that you will have to deal with when evacuating your home or helping others evacuate. Collapsed structures could trap families in their homes. That is why your home emergency preparedness kit must include the proper emergency search and rescue supplies for your home. One very important item, especially for earthquake preparedness, which can save your home and neighborhood is an emergency gas shut-off wrench. An emergency gas shut-off wrench is included in each of our home preparedness kits along with a swiss army style knife which serves as twelve valuable tools. For setting up camp or shelter, each kit also includes vinyl rope and duct tape. Each home preparedness kit also comes with leather-palmed work gloves, vinyl gloves, and dust masks for protection from dangerous debris.
Emergency Sanitation Supplies
Emergency sanitation suppliesIt’s not a pleasant thought, but plumbing will likely be unavailable after a major disaster. You also must remember that you may have to stay outdoors with several other people and neighbors in close proximity. For proper health and sanitation conditions, your emergency preparedness kit should include emergency sanitation supplies. The 5 gallon container of our home survival kits is designed to be used as a portable toilet. Each home survival kit comes with toilet bags, toilet chemicals, and tissue packs. The additional toilet seat cover and lid is an optional upgrade to the kit but is recommended.
Storing Your Home Preparedness Kit
You must face the possibility that your home will not be safe for re-entry following a major disaster. Therefore, you must store your emergency preparedness kit in a strategic location in order for access to it when you need it most. Follow the instructions below to help you determine where to store your home emergency preparedness kit.
1. Take out the gas shut-off wrench, try turning your gas meter slightly to make sure that your meter is not stuck. If you can not turn it slightly, call the gas company. Secure the wrench next to your meter. Make sure all household occupants know how to properly turn off the gas.
2. If you live in a house, the recommended storage location is typically on the side of your house near the front gate. Do not store near high voltage wires or any high structure. Place your kit in a large, sturdy trash can with wheels if possible. Designate this as “your emergency can”. You can mark it with a large cross if you like or some mark so that it doesn’t get take out with the other trash cans. If you live in a multi-housing unit, the recommended storage location is typically in a closet near the exit (i.e. guest closet).
OK..that’s it for now..good luck, ladies and gents! Fearlessly yours, Joan Hulihan
Food Storage
Bishop Vaughn J. Featherstone
Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
May 1976 Ensign
Brethren of the priesthood, sisters of the Relief Society, President Henry D. Moyle suggested that when someone speaks we ought to get three things out of the message. First and least important (but still very important), we ought to get what is said. Second, and more important, we ought to have a spiritual experience. Third, and most important, we should keep the commitments we make to ourselves. Let’s write them down and follow through. Don’t ever make a commitment to yourself you don’t intend to keep—if you do, you weaken your character.
For twenty-six years, since I was fifteen, I was involved in the grocery industry. I learned much about human nature during those years. I remember the effects that strikes, earthquakes, and rumors of war had on many very active Latter-day Saints. Like the five foolish virgins, they rushed to the store to buy food, caught in the panic of knowing that direction had been given by the prophet but not having followed that direction—fearful that maybe they had procrastinated until it was everlastingly too late.
It was interesting because only in Latter-day Saint communities did people seem to buy with abandon. It was not a few Latter-day Saints—it was a significant number. It caused great increases in sales. One such experience came when a so-called prophecy by someone outside the Church was greatly publicized.
How foolish we can sometimes be! We have a living prophet; we have God’s living oracles, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles. Let us follow the Brethren and be constant. We need have no fear if we are prepared.
Brothers and sisters, what have we done in our stakes and wards to see that every Latter-day Saint has a year’s reserve of food to sustain life? Let’s not only keep teaching the principle, but let’s also teach our people how.
This morning I would like to discuss food storage. Let me suggest three or four things we can do. Start by taking an inventory—take a physical count of all of your reserves. This would be a great family home evening project if you’re prepared. If not, it may be terribly embarrassing to you in front of your family. Imagine how the powerful testimony you bear concerning a living prophet must sound to your children, who know that as a family head you have been counseled for years to have a year’s reserve of food on hand. We need to know where we are. Every family should take an inventory—get all the facts.
Second, decide what is needed to bring your present reserve levels to a year’s supply. Then make a list and prepare a plan. Consider first, what are the basics?—wheat (or grain from your locale), sugar or honey, dried milk, salt, and water. Most of us can afford such basics. Buy them from your monthly food budget allowance. The Church discourages going into debt to buy for storage.
Now that you know where you are and where you need to be, the third step is to work out a time schedule for when you will reach your goal. I suggest that one year from today we ought to have a year’s supply of food in all active—and many inactive—members’ homes in the Church. Where food storage violates the law of your land, then abide the law. However, even in those cases we can plant gardens and fruit trees and raise rabbits or chickens. Do all you can within the laws of your community, and the Lord will bless you when the time of need comes. Now here are some suggestions how:
1. Follow the prophet. He has counseled us to plant a garden and fruit trees. This year don’t just think about it—do it. Grow all the food you possibly can. Also remember to buy a year’s supply of garden seeds so that, in case of a shortage, you will have them for the following spring. I’m going to tell you where to get the money for all the things I’m going to suggest.
2. Find someone who sells large bulk of grains, depending on your locale. Make arrangements to buy a ton or so of grain.
3. Find someone who sells honey in large containers and make arrangements to buy what you can afford on a regular basis or buy a little additional sugar each time you go to the store.
4. Purchase dry milk from the store or dairy, on a systematic basis.
5. Buy a case of salt the next time you go to the store. In most areas, 24 one-pound packages will cost you less than $5.
6. Store enough water for each member of your family to last for at least two weeks.
Where the foods I mentioned are not available or are not basic in your culture or area, make appropriate substitutions.
Now you ask, “Where do I get the money for these things? I agree we need them, but I’m having a hard time making ends meet.”
Here is how you do it. Use any one or all of these suggestions, some of which may not be applicable in your country:
1. Decide as a family this year that 25 or 50 percent of your Christmas will be spent on a year’s supply. Many families in the Church spend considerable sums of money for Christmas. Half or part of these Christmas monies will go a long way toward purchasing the basics. I recall the Scotsman who went to the doctor and had an X-ray taken of his chest. Then he had the X-ray gift-wrapped and gave it to his wife for their anniversary. He couldn’t afford a gift, but he wanted her to know his heart was in the right place. Brethren, give your wife a year’s supply of wheat for Christmas, and she’ll know your heart is in the right place.
2. When you desire new clothes, don’t buy them. Repair and mend and make your present wardrobe last a few months longer. Use that money for the food basics. Make all of your nonfood necessities that you feasibly can, such as furniture and clothing.
3. Cut the amount of money you spend on recreation by 50 percent. Do fun things that do not require money outlay but make more lasting impressions on your children.
4. Decide as a family that there will be no vacation or holiday next year unless you have your year’s supply. Many Church members could buy a full year’s supply of the basics from what they would save by not taking a vacation. Take the vacation time and work on a family garden. Be together, and it can be just as much fun.
5. If you haven’t a year’s supply yet and you do have boats, snowmobiles, campers, or other luxury possessions, sell or trade one or two or more of them and get your year’s supply.
6. Watch advertised specials in the grocery stores and pick up extra supplies of those items that are of exceptional value.
7. Change the mix in your family’s diet. Get your protein from sources less expensive than meat. The grocery bill is one bill that can be cut. Every time you enter the store and feel tempted by effective and honest merchandising to buy cookies, candy, ice cream, non-food items, or magazines—don’t! Think carefully; buy only the essentials. Then figure what you have saved and spend it on powdered milk, sugar, honey, salt, or grain.
The Lord will make it possible, if we make a firm commitment, for every Latter-day Saint family to have a year’s supply of food reserves by April 1977. All we have to do is to decide, commit to do it, and then keep the commitment. Miracles will take place; the way will be opened, and next April we will have our storage areas filled. We will prove through our actions our willingness to follow our beloved prophet and the Brethren, which will bring security to us and our families.
Now regarding home production: Raise animals where means and local laws permit. Plant fruit trees, grapevines, berry bushes, and vegetables. You will provide food for your family, much of which can be eaten fresh. Other food you grow can be preserved and included as part of your home storage. Wherever possible, produce your nonfood necessities of life. Sew and mend your own clothing. Make or build needed items. I might also add, beautify, repair, and maintain all of your property.
Home production of food and nonfood items is a way to stretch your income and to increase your skills and talents. It is a way to teach your family to be self-sufficient. Our children are provided with much needed opportunities to learn the fundamentals of work, industry, and thrift. President Romney has said, “We will see the day when we will live on what we produce.” (Conference Reports, April 1975, p. 165.)
I should like to address a few remarks to those who ask, “Do I share with my neighbors who have not followed the counsel? And what about the nonmembers who do not have a year’s supply? Do we have to share with them?” No, we don’t have to share—we get to share! Let us not be concerned about silly thoughts of whether we would share or not. Of course we would share! What would Jesus do? I could not possibly eat food and see my neighbors starving. And if you starve to death after sharing, “greater love hath no man than this …” (John 15:13.)
Now what about those who would plunder and break in and take that which we have stored for our families’ needs? Don’t give this one more idle thought. There is a God in heaven whom we have obeyed. Do you suppose he would abandon those who have kept his commandments? He said, “If ye are prepared, ye need not fear.” (D&C 38:30.) Prepare, O men of Zion, and fear not. Let Zion put on her beautiful garments. Let us put on the full armor of God. Let us be pure in heart, love mercy, be just, and stand in holy places. Commit to have a year’s supply of food by April 1977.
Bishops and stake presidents, let us accept the challenge on behalf of the Saints in our wards and stakes. It will prove to be a very Christlike deed on your part. Follow through and check up one year from now and make certain we achieve results.
In his October 1973 conference address, President Ezra Taft Benson gave some excellent instructions about home storage:
“For the righteous the gospel provides a warning before a calamity, a program for the crises, a refuge for each disaster. …
“The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to prophets and stored at least a year’s supply of survival food. …
“Brethren and sisters, I know that this welfare program is inspired of God. I have witnessed with my own eyes the ravages of hunger and destitution as, under the direction of the president of the Church, I spent a year in war-torn Europe at the close of World War II, without my family, distributing food, clothing, and bedding to our needy members. I have looked into the sunken eyes of Saints, in almost the last stages of starvation. I have seen faithful mothers carrying their children, three and four years of age, who were unable to walk because of malnutrition. I have seen a hungry woman turn down food for a spool of thread. I have seen grown men weep as they ran their hands through the wheat and beans sent to them from Zion—America.
“Thanks be to God for a prophet, for this inspired program, and for Saints who so managed their stewardship that they could provide for their own and still share with others.” (“Prepare Ye,” Ensign, Jan. 1974, pp. 69, 81–82.)
I bear my humble witness to you that the great God of heaven will open doors and means in a way we never would have supposed to help all those who truly want to get their year’s supply. I know we will have time and money if we will commit and keep the commitment. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
