1. Start now to increase your stored food and water supply. Begin to use a coupon strategy buying items that are on sale. Be sure to check the expiration date. You do not want items with a short shelf life. Grow your own food, as much as you can. Buy...
Give a Gift That Keeps on Giving
I'm Prepared Christmas Package Available November 18, 2013 Everything for Cooking, Dehydrating, Roasting and Water Pasteurization Our 2013 Christmas Package Sun Oven® comes stuffed with a double decker pot, water pasteurization kit, three dehydrating/cookie racks...
Stop | Think | Connect – Cyber Security
The Stop.Think.Connect Campaign is a national public awareness effort to guide the nation to a higher level of Internet safety by challenging the American public to be more vigilant about practicing safer online habits. The following tips for safe internet activity...
The Cultural Challenge of Solar Cooking
Changing Hearts and Minds Careful research and experience has proven that the challenges of introducing solar cooking in the developing world are far more cultural than they are technical. The GLOBAL SUN OVEN® has been carefully designed to overcome many of the...
Options for Lighting Your House in an Emergency
When the Power Goes Off Electricity is often one of the first services households lose in severe weather or a natural disaster. What are you planning to use to be able to see and what are the benefits/dangers of each option? Here is a closer look. CANDLES Candles...
July’s Solar Cooking Recipe: Solar Pesto Lasagna
This lasagna can be as easy or as labor intensive as you want it to be. The pesto and tomato sauce can be purchased or homemade. I like using my solar roasted tomatoes (click here for recipe) but a chunky store-bought sauce works just fine. I much prefer homemade...
Half Full Should be the New Empty
Running of Fumes The ever-fluctuating, and often rising price of gasoline, is causing people to stretching the life of their gas tank to a maximum. But in an emergency, a nearly empty gas tank can create some real challenges. When natural disasters hit, such as...
Vehicle Safety During Summer Travels
Vehicle Safety Kit Are you planning to travel 100 miles for your family vacation, or more than 1,000 miles? Regardless of the length, it is important to assure you are prepared while out on the road. It is recommended that you also carry a vehicle safety kit in...
The Anatomy of a First Aid Kit
Building Your First Aid Kit A well-stocked first aid kit can save lives. To be prepared for emergencies, keep a first aid kit in your home and in your car. Carry a first aid kit with you or know where you can find one. Find out the location of first aid kits where you...
4 Tips for Hosting a Successful Emergency Preparedness Open House
Watch the news. Pick up a newspaper. Surf the Internet. It always seems like there is one disaster or another impacting some other region of the world. But the question many of us ask is, “When and what will hit my region of the world?” As an emergency...