by Billie Nicholson | Sep 17, 2016 | bread, Wheat
Download the pdf Blender Wheat Pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup milk or 1/3 cup nonfat powdered milk and 1 cup water 1 uncooked cup whole wheat kernels 2 eggs 2 tsp baking powder 2 Tbs oil 2 Tbs honey or sugar 1/2 tsp salt Directions – Combine milk and wheat in...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 17, 2016 | Bread, Wheat
Wheat Foods Council Like all grains, wheat began as a wild grass, and may in fact have been the very first crop in history. Historians believe the wheat kernel originated in the “cradle of civilization,” the Tigris and Euphrates river valley, near present day Iraq. In...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 17, 2016 | Bleach, Disinfectant
Bleach Bleach is a chemical that whitens clothes, removes stains and disinfects surfaces. The bleaching process has been know for a thousand years, but the chemicals used today for bleaching are based on chlorine. Sodium hypochlorite is the most used liquid and...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 16, 2016 | Dish Washing Soap
Our non-food items to store this month are dish washing soap and bleach. In 2005 dish washing detergent retails totaled nearly $10 billion USD worldwide.1 How much do you use in a year? Do you wash your dishes by hand or in a dishwasher? Probably some of both,...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 16, 2016 | Gardening
Most of us are sick and tired of working our gardens at just about the time we could get a second wind and start our fall gardens. Many veggies, particularly root crops and leafy green will make great eating into the winter. There is nothing more satisfying than...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 16, 2016 | Bleeding, Emergency Medical Assessment, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, National Preparedness Month, Preparedness
American Red Cross Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, are present in blood and body fluids and can cause disease in humans. The bloodborne pathogens of primary concern are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. These and other bloodborne pathogens are...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 13, 2016 | Bleeding, First Aid
Blood is the fluid that travels throughout our bodies in tubes called veins. This fluid is essential for life because it carries oxygen and essential chemicals to where they are needed in the body. In its travels it also picks up waste from different body parts and...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 13, 2016 | Communications, Emergency Escape, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Fire, home safety, National Preparedness Month, Neighborhood Preparedness, Preparedness, Survival skills, Survival Skills for Teens
September is National Preparedness Month, promoted by the US government (DHS and FEMA). Fortunately, we’re several months ahead in our planning, so we’re already putting together our 72 hour kits. The next step is to have a family council and discuss emergency escape...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 13, 2016 | 72-Hour Kit, Emergency Escape
Project Noah is a yearlong food storage and emergency preparedness program designed to help you set and obtain goals in the area of family preparedness. The program is divided into twelve monthly assignments touching on lots of short and long term preparedness...
by Billie Nicholson | Aug 6, 2016 | 72-Hour Kit, Food Storage, Preparedness, Survival skills
How Are You Doing? Click here for a downloadable PDF January- ______Begin working on water storage. Gather appropriate containers and fill with water. Work t towards a goal of 14 gallons per person. ______Begin work on 3 month supply of food. Make menus for dinner...
