[Homesteadingfamily] Re: PREP HARD, PREP NOW

And don't forget that you can slice potatoes thin, add chunks of that
ham, along with a nice cheese sauce and have a one dish potatoes au
gratin with ham! You sound very resourceful! :-)~deb

--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, Rose Garceau <sbdgowl01@...>
wrote:
>
> I want to be prepared. I keep watching the news going from station to
station
> and a lot of talk about places running out of food and food prices
skyrocketing.
> I want to buy a dehydrator and some canning books as I have never
canned. Since
> joining this group I have learned a lot.
> Â Â Â Â I was one of those people that threw leftovers
away. IÂ now save the bones
> to make stock and have been reusing leftovers. LastÂ night I got
home from work
> around 8 pm and looked in the frig to see what I could make that was
quick. I
> pulled out left over ham and chicken. Got a bag of mixed vegetables
and a box of
> rice cooked everything then thought about the bag of shrimp I hadÂ
so opened
> that used about a 1/4 bag and made house fried rice. I still have ham
and
> chicken left so I might do some sort of casserole tonight.
> Â Â Â I have been trying to learn as much as I can to be
prepared. I also
> haveÂ been saving all kinds of jars to reuse. Got some great ideas
for christmas
> gifts for relatives.
>
>
>
>
> Rose
> Â Rose
> Garceau
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Deb debsbread@...
> To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 8:59:21 AM
> Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: PREP HARD, PREP NOW
>
> Â
> I think you are wise and prudent, Rose. It is odd how some think that
> everything is "gonna be ok"....it may at some point ease a little, but
> for the long stretch, it is wise to get prepared now to beat the price
> increases and availability. Even if one has money TO buy, the stuff
may
> not be there to get.
> I was watching a short video about "Black Friday" and the absolute
> craziness involved in that...the people were wild eyed and nuts! I'll
> send the link if anyone has not seen it or wants to. People are so
> concerned about having their big screen tv's to be worried about FOOD
> and such! Unbelievable, to me.
> I think I posted a pretty comprehensive list on the group to go by, to
> make sure you will have most bases covered...if anyone needs a
re-post,
> I'll be glad to do that again. We began prepping about 17 years ago
and
> have maintained that state ever since then....always rotating and
adding
> to it...and home canning everything that I can get my hands on. Hope
you
> all are doing the same. Even a few cans of this and that per week,
will
> add up quickly.~deb
> --- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, Rose Garceau sbdgowl01@
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have had a feeling about getting prepared. I just started
> researching food
> > storage and how to do that also making my own soaps, candles,
> detergent and
> > other things. I just spoke with my husband about starting a garden
in
> the spring
> > and he tells me I'm overreacting but I have this overwhelming need
to
> be
> > prepared and I will follow my instincts on this. I live near cities
> and have
> > spoken to other people who do feel the same way
> >
> >
> >
> > Rose size="4">Rose
> > Garceau
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Naomi Martineau naomiaznm@
> > To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 10:03:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: PREP HARD, PREP NOW
> >
> >
> > Yes, I've felt that urgency, too. I guess we've been minor
> > preppers/homesteaders for years. But just this year I've felt
> concerned about
> > our neighbors, so I'm helping them get their food storage. Lots of
> people have
> > the feeling that something is coming down, here in my rural area.
But
> I think
> > the folks in the cities tend to be rather oblivious.
> > Naomi in NM
> >
> > --- On Thu, 11/11/10, Deb debsbread@ wrote:
> >
> > From: Deb debsbread@
> > Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] Re: PREP HARD, PREP NOW
> > To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:35 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > We, too, need to enclose our porch. We have a Heartland Oval wood
cook
> > stove, but no where to put it yet. We began remodeling here when we
> > moved in 4 years ago...but started with the living room and worked
our
> > way around. In hindsight, we should have started in the
kitchen/dining
> > area.We have bedrooms now, but have stopped at the kitchen area. I
was
> > afraid to let him tear it out and the money run out and not be able
to
> > put it back together again! LOL So, we have stopped temporarily. We
> had
> > intended to enclose that porch, which is half way done, in glass, to
> see
> > the mountains. We have some stuff here, but no money to buy the rest
> of
> > it to get it finished. If all else fails, we can set the stove up
out
> > there anyhow, just won't have it enclosed all the way.
> > Somehow, time sneaked up on us. Then everything began to tighten
down.
> > OT was plentiful, then non existent. Hubby is getting OT again, but
we
> > are socking that against everything else to try to get back out of
> debt
> > again. We were there, and then found other stuff to do, now we have
to
> > back out again. Always something when ya have a farm..or anything
for
> > that matter! We have been bought fencing materials, posts and mesh,
> > and lots of other things to do IF the grid goes...we could at least
> have
> > some things to work on then.
> > We have a small greenhouse and the raised beds. I also bought a huge
> > roll of the 4mil plastic and PVC piping to be able to make some cold
> > frames over all four beds, if we had to. And I am a "seed saver"...
so
> > we have lots of heritage seeds along with some hybrids. I think we
> could
> > do ok for a while here....lots of water, no close neighbors.
> > I just feel my "pucker factor" rise every day....and I realize that
> not
> > everyone feels the urgency that I do....but it appears that some do.
> > Good luck getting your stuff done in time, Nancy...
> > ~deb
> > --- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, CelticFrau@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Deb, I am definitely not an alarmist either, but I have a gut
> feeling
> > that
> > > is about the same. I am saving up money right now to close in our
> > porch,
> > > so we can put our wood cook stove and our wood burning heat stove
> out
> > there,
> > > in case it gets to the point we can't get electricity. I really
> > think
> > > things are going to get bad too. You can't be a nation that was
> > grown on
> > > productivity/industrialization/factories, and suddenly change it
to
> a
> > nation of
> > > service type careers, without the money running out some time. We
> > are
> > > getting our debts paid and settled, and buying plastic for the
> > greenhouse and
> > > high tunnel NOW so if we have to we can at least grow some things
> > (onions,
> > > lettuce, carrots, etc)
> > >
> > > More and more of my buyers are from other countries...they're the
> ones
> > that
> > > have the money! I suggest to anyone who makes something or
produces
> > > anything, to think seriously about making your items available to
> > people in
> > > other nations, over the internet. Just a thought...
> > >
> > > Nancy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 11/11/2010 2:01:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > > debsbread@ writes:
> > >
> > > I have been reading from lots of different sources....things are
> > looking
> > > really shakey for the remainder of this year...I'd like to remind
> all
> > on
> > > here to prep NOW and get your affairs in order. Many things are so
> > > unstable and the future for our nation is looking mighty bleak at
> > this
> > > point. Get food, water, guns,and ammo together for your family for
a
> > > minimum of 3-6 months, and get ready to batten down the
hatch....not
> > > being an alarmist here..just an intense gut feeling...~deb
> > >
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