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Backyard Chickens
Family Preparedness Food

Backyard Chickens

<img alt="" src="http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/The_Happy_Homesteader/GardenEggs1.jpg?n=7491" title="Backyard Chickens" class="alignright" width="500" height="350" />Over the past year, I have noticed an increased interest in raising chickens arising all over the nation. Locally, <a href="http://www.ksl.com" title="KSL">KSL</a> has published several articles recently about this phenomenon (see below) as has the <a href="http://online.wsj.com" title="Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a> (also below) and most prepper blogs. My family started keeping backyard chickens about four years ago and have had some good success. In this article we’ll summarize some of the benefits to raising chickens, what you’ll need to get started and some links to resources to help you out once you’ve got your flock.

Ekim
8 min read
#Food #Gardening #Links +4 more
Saving Money By Storing Food Article
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Saving Money By Storing Food Article

Looking back on my list of things that I've "meant to blog" for a long time, I found a link I needed to share.  A friend of mine, and longtime follower of this blog, Erin McNew wrote an article for Yahoo's associated content site about food storage.  I will of course take this chance to tease her for cheating on me, and posting to a different site, especially one that won't allow for me to repost the content.  However I may tease though, It's a great article written to explain to people how storing food is a sensible way to save money.  Something that most "preppers" understand, especially people usually interested in this blog.  However oftentimes people who wouldn't normally figure themselves to be preppers, can still at least get back to some of the basics of previous generations.

Jayce
1 min read
#Economy #Food #Food Storage +2 more
Utah Preppers Quoted in Mormon Times Article
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Utah Preppers Quoted in Mormon Times Article

A nice piece over at the <a title="Food storage includes more than just food" href="http://www.mormontimes.com/article/17917/Food-storage-includes-more-than-just-food" target="_blank">Mormon Times</a> titled "<a href="http://www.mormontimes.com/article/17917/Food-storage-includes-more-than-just-food?" target="_blank">Food storage includes more than just food</a>" includes a quote by me.  While the news source is targeting members of the LDS faith, the article itself is applicable to anybody.  Many people get caught up in simply having a certain number of calories, and not thinking about the other aspects of preparedness.

Jayce
1 min read
#Links #Preppers #preps
A New Toy
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A New Toy

I will never hide the fact that I am a geek, a gadget geek in the scope of this post.  I love playing with various "toys" and trying to find the perfect tools for whatever need I have.

Jayce
2 min read
#gear #Wishlist
Preparedness on People's Minds
Family Preparedness Food Storage

Preparedness on People's Minds

Today's edition of the <em>Deseret News</em> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700038263/Economy-puts-food-storage-in-focus.html">carries a story</a> about the subject of preparedness being on people's minds in increased fashion.

Connor Boyack
2 min read
#preparedness
Instructables Paracord Contest
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Instructables Paracord Contest

One of our favorite DIY sites, <a href="http://www.instructables.com">Instructables.com</a> is hosting a Paracord Contest. The grand prize is a Leatherman with a custom laser etched message of your choice. Paracord is one of the best gotta-have-some-with-you preparedness items. The inner strands can be used for fishing line while the outer shell on its own provides a strong shell for wrapping or weaving other objects. Really, the possibilities are endless.

Ekim
1 min read
#contests #gear #Howto +1 more
Social Preppers
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Social Preppers

Interested in a little more discussion with the preppers here, and elsewhere?  In our association with the <a title="American Preppers Network" href="http://www.americanpreppersnetwork.com/" target="_blank">American Preppers Network</a>, you now have several ways to interact with other people that like to talk preparedness.

Jayce
2 min read
#Community #Howto #Links +1 more
Gardening In Utah
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Gardening In Utah

Recently I had a small message in my inbox that came in via the contact form here on the blog.  It was somebody named Alex mentioning that he had a blog we might be interested in.  A quick check showed that he was right, <a title="Utah Gardening" href="http://www.vegenag.com/" target="_blank">VegNag</a> is a blog about vegetable gardening in Utah.  I know I'm always looking for all the help I can get, so it's nice to have somebody that can give advice that is local.

Jayce
2 min read
#blogs #garden #Gardening +1 more
Shelf Reliance Recipe Contest
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Shelf Reliance Recipe Contest

Do you have a favorite recipe for using your food storage?  Maybe a comfort food your family wouldn't want to go without, or something that makes excellent use fo the basics?  Well here's a good chance to show your stuff, and have a chance to win some *awesome* prizes.  Our friends at <a href="http://www.shelfreliance.com/">Shelf Reliance</a> are having a recipe contest this month.

Jayce
1 min read
#Community #Contest #Event +5 more
Utah Earthquake Education
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Utah Earthquake Education

A great video provided by the <a href="http://geology.utah.gov/">Utah Geological Survey</a>.  If you've ever wanted a little more information about the reality of earthquakes in the Utah area, this is a must-watch video.  They use the popular Google Earth tool to point out important aspects of Utah's Fault-line network.  Just how close do you live to one of these?  Do you cross any on your way to work?

Jayce
3 min read
#Earthquake #Education
Home Canning - In #10 Cans
Food Storage How To

Home Canning - In #10 Cans

I came across this great post today on the <a href="http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/">Safely Gathered In</a> blog about <a href="http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-can-your-own-food-in-10-cans.html">canning your own food at home in #10 cans</a>. The blog itself is well written and provides a lot of really great info about Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness. They have <a href="http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/search/label/Three-month%20supply">weekly posts on Tuesdays</a> that guide you in purchases to build up your 72 hour kits and food storage. If you have a hard time deciding what you need to purchase, or you feel overwhelmed by <a href="http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-toplan-your-three-month-supply.html">everything you need to buy to be prepared</a>, these kind of guides are invaluable!

Phil
2 min read
#Food Storage #Links #preps +1 more
Making it Yourself: Cheese
Food Storage How To

Making it Yourself: Cheese

One of my favorite comfort foods to have around is cheese. While I do not consider myself any kind of cheese-snob by any means, I do have several varieties that I like to have on hand, and really care about the flavor and texture of those cheeses. These cheeses make up a very important part of my regular diet, and having to go without them would not only cause me and mine to feel the lack of something, but our bodies would probably quickly notice it, and our digestion would likely suffer.

Jayce
2 min read
#Food Storage #Links #preps +2 more
What have you done to Prep Today?
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What have you done to Prep Today?

This is a habit I got myself into a long time ago. It's a fairly simple principle - if you do at LEAST one small thing to prep every single day, it will all add up very quickly! Following this principle, I make sure that every day I've done something to prep. It might be as simple as fill a 2 liter bottle with water or doing a quick visual inventory and making a mental checklist of what I need to pick up at the store soon. Other (funner) days it's something much more complex like stocking up on medical supplies, buying another gas can, filling it and putting it with the others.

Phil
4 min read
#Document Preps #Founding Documents #preps
Family BOB Example: The Lances
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Family BOB Example: The Lances

A local friend of mine recently posted his notes about creating a set of emergency bags (<a title="Definition of BOB - Bug Out Bag" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#BOB">BOB</a> - <a title="Definition of 72 hour kit" href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/glossary/#72-hour">72 Hour Kit</a>) for his family. It's great to see a friend getting his family so ready, and even better when they can share such excellent information. In his example, I think he does a great job of presenting how he will get his young sons to carry a small part of their own gear, without overtaxing them. I know all younger families like myself worry about how to 'carry enough' for the younger children, and this example shows great thought in dealing with that concern. Check out <a title="72 hour kit" href="http://www.thelances.net/james/2008/11/emergency_preparedness_-_72-ho.html">the Lances BOB setup</a>. Several pictures showing all the included gear, in and out of the bags.

Jayce
3 min read
#BOB #EDC #gear +6 more
Blogger Highlight: Riverwalker
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Blogger Highlight: Riverwalker

In an effort to help recognize some of the great preparedness bloggers out there, and help people find some of the other great resources on the web, I'd love to introduce folks to a blogger I've been reading for a while now. <a title="Riverwalkers Profile" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01575212890278793911">Riverwalker</a> maintains a couple of blogs himself, the <a title="Riverwalkerr's Stealth Survival Blog" href="http://stealthsurvival.blogspot.com/">Stealth Survival</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://riverwalkerssurvivalgear.blogspot.com/">Riverwalker's Survival Gear</a>.

Jayce
1 min read
#blogs #Links #Networks +1 more
Learn To Use The Forum
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Learn To Use The Forum

The UtahPreppers site is our attempt to help make our personal experiences in preparedness a little easier for people to learn from.  Some people like going beyond this simple site to intertact more often, and a popular tool for this is a forum.  Now instead of going out and hosting our own form, we felt it better to work with others in this matter.  Because of the nature of our state, we have been giving our support to two separate forums out there, <a href="http://ldspreppers.com">ldspreppers.com</a> and the <a href="http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/">APN forum</a>.  Obviously the LDS Preppers forum encourages a community with a religious focus, for our LDS readers. But also we collaborate with the rest of the American Preppers Network, and have a channel on their for <a href="http://americanpreppersnetwork.net/viewforum.php?f=80">Utah specific discussions</a>.

Jayce
2 min read
#Community #Education #Links +1 more
Teach Them Well
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Teach Them Well

Sometimes it's nice to hear a little bit of good news.  In a <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-survives-reality-tv-widerness-skills/story?id=12524850" target="_blank">story from last week</a> a boy in Oregon survived getting lost on Mt. Bachelor after losing a ski.  The boy had been skiing apparently off regular tracks, and when it got dark, he took several smart steps.

Jayce
2 min read
#Education #Survival #Winter
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