Have you ever had a friend so insistent on having their own way, so oblivious to your needs, so craving the spotlight that they would do anything for it? That’s how stuff is. Stuff takes over, messes things up for everybody but itself, merrily steals time and space while offering little in return except dust [...]
Continue reading about Stocking Up 101: Stuff {Storage, Part I}
Mother Earth News tells you how. What do you plan to eat the rest of the year? Will you rely on industrial foods grown by strangers from all over the world and shipped thousands of miles? With increasing interest in healthy eating, sustainable local food supplies and self-reliance, many people are discovering the benefits of [...]
My cabinets are a mess, but there is some degree of method to my madness. Okay, so there isn’t, not much, but I figured I’d try to at least claim it. I’m just not a terribly organized person. But I do like my food, and I did grow up in a household of penny pinchers [...]
Continue reading about Stocking Up 101: Freeze-dried vs. Dehydrated
With all the (ahem) cheerful news this spring about prices going up and stocks of available food going down, more and more people are paying attention to stocking up for lean times. I see this as a wise move. It could even be considered an investment: If you pay $2.00 for a loaf of bread [...]