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Food Storage - Preparedness - Homesteading
Welcome! I’m Allison, and I am so glad you are here. This Prepared Life is about all things homesteading and preparedness. It’s about taking the next step in your journey and getting started. It is about support and encouragement because we need community, and we were all new at something once. I truly want you to be prepared, not scared.
Hit the subscribe button and join me as we talk about food storage, everyday preparedness, gardening, canning, food preservation, and so much more from our North Idaho homestead.
Are you ready to go deeper? This Prepared Life membership community is ready for you. Join other women who prep and homestead in a private space to learn skills, find encouragement, and connect with one another. A new topic is released each month, and past content is always available. Jump into the discussion forum for chatting or the monthly live chats. Find more information at my website.
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Join me tonight inside This Prepared Life Community for a LiveChat on Water Bath Canning. I’ll be sharing my tips and there will be time for questions and discussion ❤️
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We have a morning Coffee LiveChat inside the TPL discussion forum tomorrow (Saturday 29th) and another in April on Water Bath Canning. Join us here: www.thispreparedlife.com/offers/dZMfXV5o/checkout
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The greenhouse is a blank slate this time of year and I can’t wait! It will be full before I know it ❤️ how’s your garden doing? Are you planting yet?
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I started this journey because I wanted to feed my family better, and that hasn’t changed even though my food storage has. Read through for tips on getting started ↓
I use a three-layered food storage system that relies heavily on rotation, kitchen skills, and community.
Prep what you eat, so you can eat what you prep!
My three layers of food storage are:
Layer 1 - Kitchen Pantry or what we are eating right now
Layer 2 - Grocery Store or what we will be eating in the next year
Layer 3 - Long Term Layer or what we may need to eat in the future
All three layers work together in an emergency. Proper storage and rotation are essential to creating a system with no waste. As a homemaker, part of my job is to steward our resources well. This takes time, focus, and intentionality.
If you are a homesteader, you likely already have a great start to a layered food storage system. That year’s worth of applesauce you canned is layer 2, along with the beef cow in your freezer or the green beans growing in your garden. You may find that you already have a great kitchen pantry because you cook from scratch.
If you are just starting, here are some things you can do to get started:
1. Open your kitchen cabinets and buy more of what you see
2. Declutter and identify space for food storage. Get creative if you have a small space, our canning pantry once lived in our master bathroom.
3. Learn to cook from scratch because ingredients store longer than convience foods.
4. Identify local farmers if you can’t grow it or raise it yourself.
Find more resources and my food storage course on my website or the This Prepared Life App.
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Registration is currently open for both annual and monthly memberships in TPL Membership Community. Use Code YOUTUBE24 for $50 off for the life of your annual subscription or code YOUTUBE24MONTH and get your first month for only $15.
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3 days left to register! I've been missing around these parts lately as WWP24 has been taking most of my time. I am so excited for this conference and for all the women who are coming. Head to www.womenwhoprep.com for more details. The schedule has been posted over on the womenwhoprep IG account as well as inside the conference space.
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49 days until Women Who Prep Conference 2024! I’m like a kid at Christmas and just want to share everything with you all now.
Here are five of our incredible speakers!
@SuttonsDaze
@SassyGalPrepping
@LittleMountainRanch
@MuthaPrepper
@intentionalhomesteadingmi
See the full list at www.womenwhoprep.com/speakers
Get your ticket before it’s too late!
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Freeze dried apples vs Fresh apples! Join me for making both into apple crisp coming up in Tuesday’s video.
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Early registration ends on 12/31/23! Register now to save on your ticket. Join us for community, knowledge, and inspiration for women who prep and homestead.
What you’ll get:
-Access to 15+ sessions on various preparedness and homestead topics
-A Mix of Live and Recorded Conference Sessions
-Community group just for attendees (off social media)
-Pre-conference live video chats in the community
-Giveaways
-Recorded Access through July 2024
Head to www.womenwhoprep.com for details and registration.
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Let’s be real, sometimes it can seem scary out there. The news is doom and gloomy, headlines scream at us, social media posts are full of fear, it can be hard not to feel that. I get it, I am in that place sometimes too.
We cannot stay there. Feel it, dig deeper if you need to, or just shut it off and take a break. We are not meant to live in a place of fear and we absolutely shouldn’t prep from one either.
Take a deep breath, you got this. Remember preparedness is nothing more than planning for the things to come. Prep for most likely not least likely first. Small steps add up to big accomplishments.
I’d love to hear something you learned in 2023, what are you excited and proud of. Nothing is too small!
No video this week as it’s been hard to record with Joe home recovering from his surgery. There will definitely be one next Tuesday! See you here in the comments in the mean time.
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