Getting Started!

Readiness is all about being prepared and that is what I hope to do with this blog! I think we all have grand plans and ideas about being ready for any circumstance that may befall us, but really when it comes down to it, do we do anything with those thoughts? I know I don't! So, we need to JUST DO IT!!

I have started a group at my church, The Churh of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through the organization of the Relief Society, to help me and my fellow Sisters GET READY...GET PREPARED!! I've named it and organized it as follows:

Food Storage: Preparing It & Using It

1. Using food storage items, make creative recipes (ie: fudge from dry beans)
2. Using food storage items, create recipes that can then be stored again (ie: Granola)
3. Using fresh foods, can or freeze them for longer term storage (ie: Applesauce)
4. Using fresh foods, dehydrate for longer term storage
5. Using dried foods, vacuum can or bag for longer term storage
6. Possibly, meeting at the Cannery or obtaining the machine to package basic/staple food storage items

Proposed Plan:

1. Meet together 1 time/ 2 months
2. Meet at a person’s house.....taking turns using each other’s kitchens (for those who are comfortable doing so)
3. Share tools/supplies to help everyone make/prepare food for themselves and their families....this would be a HANDS ON class!!
4. One item every other month, unless the process calls for more time (ie: dehydration and storage of dehydrated items)
5. Share recipes/how-to’s, etc. while also taking home finished products for their home food storage....no standing around watching someone else do it!!
6. Time: this would be a big commitment each month as many of these processes take several hours.
7. Cost: people would purchase their own food, or if someone finds a good deal they can purchase for others (if they are willing) and individuals would pay them for it. Some supplies would have to be purchased by each individual (ie: canning jars & lids), while others could be shared and reused (ie: canning pot or food-saver machine).

The main GOAL of this is to learn how to obtain food, store it in various ways, and then learn what to do with it once you have it!!

So....stop sitting there reading this!! Get up and get on over here to Get it Done!!

Get Ready...Get Set...Get Prepared!!! :)