The Practical Prepper

As I mentioned previously, my schedule has changed and I am unable to write new posts at this point. While I'm on hiatus, we're re-running the earlier posts from The Practical Prepper. Thank you for your patience and your continued…

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Urban Adamah, based in Berkeley, CA, is a three-month intensive residential leadership training program for young adults ages 21-31, that integrates urban organic farming, social justice work and progressive Jewish living and learning. Twelve Urban Adamah Fellows are selected each season to operate an organic farm and educational center, intern with community organizations addressing issues at the intersection of poverty, food security and environmental…

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Early on in this blog, we talked in general about food storage in your preparedness. Today, let's take a look at some more specific guidelines:

What to…

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There are those who feel that they might go to a shelter in a disaster, or that they'll rely on help from others when and emergency occurs.

The thing is, if they have any special dietary needs, there's a good likelihood that they'll face real problems.…

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A big part of preparedness planning involves managing and maintaining a food supply. In fact, we talked a little about food storage as an early step in prepping just a couple of months ago. Of course, food storage is only part of the…

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Today's topic is technically part of an overarching series related to whole grains that we're running on our other blog, Self-Reliant Info. The series is titled Grain Week, and it covers the common, useful whole grains, some mills for grinding them, and recipes and ways to…

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When people start setting up their Bug Out Bag (BOB), they know that they

should have food and water for 72 hours. OK, now what ???



Food for your BOB should either be no cook or minimal cook. We all know that when

we are stressed that a warm satisfying meal makes us fell better.

I personally carry a tiny alcohol stove to boil water. With that boiling water, you can make

loaded oatmeal for breakfast. For lunch you can make an oriental cold salad with… Continue

Urban Adamah, based in Berkeley, CA, is a three-month intensive residential leadership training program for young adults ages 20-29, that integrates urban organic farming, social justice work and progressive Jewish living and learning. Twelve Urban Adamah Fellows are selected each season to operate an organic farm and educational center, intern with community organizations addressing issues at the intersection of poverty, food security and environmental…

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In my last post, we talked about the basics of water preparedness.…

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Our society tries to place everything, whether its people, animals, or plants into a one size fit all mold to create shareholder wealth.  This planet was created, thrived, and evolved, with diversity and I embrace it. People often wonder why I am so passionate about our food and why I fuss about the industrial food system and GMOs.  Natural food is my passion, because it is my roots.  They do not understand that it’s at the base of which I am the experiences of my life; it nourishes the…

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