Food Storage Tuesday

Every Tuesday, we post specific items you should gather in order to supplement your 72-hour kit, your 3-month supply, and your longer-term storage. If you are new to our blog, don't worry! You won't be left behind. Just start up where we are and follow along. You will eventually have everything completed! Once the 72-hour kit is complete, we'll be putting together emergency car kits again (week by week). Once those are done, we'll gather the 72-hour kits again. So don't worry, just jump on in and join us where we are today!


This week for your 72-hour kits, add a small sewing kit.  This can come in handy for a number of reasons.  You can make your own, or you can buy a ready-made sewing kit from a store like Walmart or here on Amazon for under $10.  


Remember, as you are putting your kits together, consider the weight of each kit and who will be carrying each one.  Abbie wrote a great article last year about 72-hour kit distribution: who carries what.  Check it out and make sure your kits are packed according to who carries them and how much weight they can handle.  How do you pack your 72-hour kits?  Do you use all backpacks, or do you have suitcases on wheels?


How is your three month supply coming along?  MAKE A PLAN!  Don't have time to sit and plan out your recipe plans, shopping lists, etc.?  That's okay, we've done it all for you!  Check out our food storage e-book.  It makes a great gift, too.  Don't forget, your three-month supply should include everything your family needs for three months - toiletries, food, cleaning products, etc.


For the longer-term storage this month, we have been gathering "other" items - honey, sugar, flour, salt, yeast, etc.  In September (starting tomorrow!!) we'll be gathering wheat.

"It's in the Bag" Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in our "It's in the Bag" food storage book giveaway!  We used random.org to find our TWO winners, and they are:


#21, Sarah, who said:


"What an interesting new take on food storage! I would love to learn more about it and have more food storage friendly recipes.

As far as a dream vacation...I would have to say the Caribbean."

and #66, Michelle, who said:

"I love the bag idea!

I would love to go on a cruise to anywhere with my husband! I love cruises!"

Congratulations, Sarah and Michelle!  Please email us at safelygatheredin (at) gmail.com to claim your prizes.

Thanks to everyone who participated!  If you didn't win but are still interested in buying the book, you can find it at a few places online, including here on Amazon.

Inspirational Thought

“The world would take people out
of the slums. Christ takes the slums out of
people, and then they take themselves out
of the slums. The world would mold men by
changing their environment. Christ changes
men, who then change their environment.
The world would shape human behavior, but
Christ can change human nature.”

~President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994)