Happy Polar Vortex!

Wait...I guess it's not a holiday.

Most of the country can expect to experience extremely cold weather this week, and it's already begun here in North Carolina. Now I am aware that "bitterly cold" in North Carolina is a lot different than "bitterly cold" in say, Iowa or Minnesota. But when your weather is considerably colder than normal for your region, it's still a bit of a shock to the system, right?

I currently live in an apartment that is utilities paid but this also means I do not control the climate. Since my landlord is upstairs, I don't get the rising heat and I have to use a lot of strategies from when I've lived in other chilly places. I'm bundled up in sweaters and scarves, I have cozy slippers on my feet, there's a fluffy blanket on my lap, and I have a tiny space heater that works nicely to take the chill off first thing in the morning. On days like this, I plan meals that cook in the oven to help make things cozy - today, I'm making a lasagna loaded with all sorts of delicious veggies, meat, ricotta cheese, and hearts of palm pasta. My daughter is coming over later to have a late lunch with me and I'll have plenty to send home with her.

Thank you for the nice messages about the fiction story I shared over on The OP! I truly appreciate the positive feedback. I'm really glad that everyone is enjoying the entertainment breaks on Saturdays. If you are interested in the rest of Max's story, you can name your price for it at this link. (The book is LOADED with photos I took when I was living in Athens, and I think it adds to the story to be able to see the setting. Plus it's a sneaky way to make people look at my travel pictures. Hahaha.) We have more great things coming every weekend - printable prepper puzzles, more fiction by 1stMarineJarHead, and some book and movie reviews. We're preppers who know how to have a good time!

I think we're living through times right now that will feature heavily in the history books - assuming we are able to have free speech in the future. We're facing historic economic downturns, war on a potentially massive scale, a shockingly bad political situation, and terrifying new technology that could change everything. That much intensity is bound to take a toll on people, especially folks like us, who keep abreast of the events and try to look deeper than the Establishment Media wants us to. We must use every strategy in our repertoire to stay healthy mentally and physically throughout this. Good food, good times, and good people are all the antidotes.

I hope you have a great week ahead and that you stay warm and cozy!

Love,
Daisy

Having something to eat isn't guaranteed.

We're facing threats to our food supply from many different angles: supply chain breakdowns, drought, food facilities being ravaged by fires, skyrocketing inflation, and outright shortages. No longer can we live in the comfort of unthreatened abundance. We're learning exactly how delicate the system really is.

Prepping and putting back supplies is incredibly important but what we're seeing now goes beyond that. You have to be able to produce and acquire more food. You have to be able to put back your harvests to eat during the winter. You have to be able to prepare items that once were as convenient as popping open a can or little plastic container.

You need a paperback copy of How to Feed Your Family No Matter What, our Organic Prepper anthology with ALL of our content about food. You'll get more than 500 pages of content that are all about food when you can't just go to the store and buy whatever you want.