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How and Why You Should Be Stocking Up on Baking Supplies This Holiday Season

How and Why You Should Be Stocking Up on Baking Supplies This Holiday Season

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The holiday season can be a dream season for the prepper. The sales are usually pretty good during this time which makes it an excellent time to stockpile. This becomes especially true for baking supplies.  One of the keys to stockpiling for your food storage is to use the sales to your advantage. During the holiday season, you can count on a few things being on sale: canned vegetables instant mashed potatoes stuffing mixes gravy baking supplies We will be…

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Why and How You Should Use Back-to-School Sales To Get Prepared and Stockpiled

Why and How You Should Use Back-to-School Sales To Get Prepared and Stockpiled

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Back-to-school sales in August are some of the best sales all year to get prepared. The variety of things for sale and the low prices can be a budget-friendly way to get your home prepared for whatever could come in the next year. You don’t usually see sales like this any other time of the year. This next school year, we could see more lockdowns, schooling at home, inflation, supply disruptions, and more. Any one of those things means you…

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What Causes Food Supply Shortages and What Can You Do About It?

What Causes Food Supply Shortages and What Can You Do About It?

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There is this idea that most of our global systems are infallible. Because we have always had food at our disposal, we don’t like to think that our food systems will collapse. However, food supply systems rely on a few factors to keep moving.  Transportation is the most important factor in keeping a food supply system going. If there is a breakdown in transportation, food supply systems will either be delivered late or not at all. That creates problems for…

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How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

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(Updated 5/4/2026. This was first posted in November 2020 during the worst of the pandemic. While that crisis is considered over, this information remains pertinent. Another pandemic will occur and be considerably worse than the one in 2020. Be prepared!) In the last week, the media has been reporting the certainty of another lockdown occurring in the next 3-4 months. While we may want to call foul and stomp our feet, this is certainly not the time to be unprepared…

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