Pets are very much part of the family, but their unique needs can easily be overlooked when a disaster strikes. Following disasters, there are usually a great many lost and lonely pets, looking for their families. Don't let your pet be among the lost or forgotten. A little advance planning can go a long way. … Continue reading Make a Pet Emergency Plan
Month: October 2017
Caring for Children During & After a Disaster
Disasters affect children differently than they do adults. It’s important to remember they are NOT miniature adults. Children’s bodies are different from adults’ bodies. They are more likely to get sick or severely injured. They breathe in more air per pound of body weight than adults do. They have thinner skin, and more of it … Continue reading Caring for Children During & After a Disaster
A Few Water Conservation Tips
General Never pour water down the drain when there may be another use for it. Use it to water your indoor plants or outdoor garden. Make sure your home is leak-free. Take a reading of the water meter. Wait 30 minutes without using any water and then take a second reading. If the meter reading … Continue reading A Few Water Conservation Tips
We Are Not Fine. We Are Not Prepared: Escaping Fort McMurray
By Mathew Clements May 4, 2016 I don’t know if you’re religious or not, but if you believe in some version of hell my family just drove through it. A few hours ago my family and I escaped the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta which as you may have seen on the news is burning. … Continue reading We Are Not Fine. We Are Not Prepared: Escaping Fort McMurray
Veggies for a Year
I am of the opinion that we, in the United States of America, have become rather spoiled over the last 3/4 of a century with the availability of a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables in our local grocery stores, markets, and super stores. While this vast array of fresh produce is a wonderful … Continue reading Veggies for a Year
Lasagna Gardening
The basics of a non-traditional method of gardening that is organic, earth friendly and easy. By Patricia Lanza April/May 1999 Mother Earth News An easy method of gardening that lets you accomplish more with less work. If someone told me years ago that he or she had found a way to do an end run … Continue reading Lasagna Gardening
Intensive Gardening: Grow More Food in Less Space (With the Least Work!)
Blend the best principles of biointensive gardening and square-foot gardening to devise a customized, highly productive intensive gardening system. By Linda A. Gilkeson February/March 2014 Beauty and productivity harmonize in an intensively planted garden when you add flowers and natural, structural elements. Photo by judywhite/GardenPhotos.com Whether you grow food on a spacious homestead or are … Continue reading Intensive Gardening: Grow More Food in Less Space (With the Least Work!)
Edible Flowers
Yes, it is entirely possible to have a beautiful garden that you can eat without looking like you have a vegetable garden in your front yard. ***Flowers from plants that have been chemically treated (especially pesticides) should be avoided. Flowers to Avoid: Some flowers in particular to be avoided (but not a complete list) are: … Continue reading Edible Flowers
Medical Preparedness – Why Me?
It had been a long day and a long drive up to the mountain. My wife and I had just started pitching our tent by lantern light when our friend came running to our site. She said "Bryan grab your bag there's an emergency, my neighbor just accidentally shot himself." I dropped what I was … Continue reading Medical Preparedness – Why Me?
Emergency Childbirth class outline
This is not a class in how to be a midwife. It is a class discussing normal labor and birth, how to assist a laboring mother and her newborn without causing problems, and, some ways to handle some emergencies in the event that trained medical assistance in not available. Childbirth is NOT the extremely … Continue reading Emergency Childbirth class outline
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