by Millie Copper | Jan 4, 2013 | Food Storage, Preparedness
“Then the phone call came. One cold February afternoon, Jeff called to tell me his company did a 20% pay cut across the board. Two months later, it was a 20% reduction in hours on top of that pay cut. Just one month later, I got another afternoon phone call. ...
by Millie Copper | Oct 12, 2016 | Food Storage, Preserving Food, Traditional Foods
It’s fall in Wyoming and I have apples on the brain! Each fall we like to stock up on apples. I often order these by the case from Azure Standard or pick locally from friends. I love to dehydrate apples to have for snacking and baking through the winter but we...
by Millie Copper | Feb 22, 2017 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
Just before Christmas one of the community Facebook groups that I’m a part of had a post from a family asking for assistance to help replenish their bare cupboards. There were several posts from people indicating that certain churches in the area had pantry...
by Millie Copper | Nov 15, 2012 | Food Storage, Introduction to Food Storage, Preparedness
I like making lists. I make a ‘to do’ list almost every morning of the things I need to accomplish that day. I make a menu plan nearly every week. When we have a trip or vacation coming up my planning time usually starts several months in advance (yes,...
by Millie Copper | Nov 8, 2012 | Food Storage, Introduction to Food Storage, Preparedness
What would you do if you could not go to the grocery store? If you were not able to go to the farm and pick up your eggs, meat and milk? And your weekly produce CSA delivery was no longer running? What if all of the restaurants in town were closed? I’ve read...
by Millie Copper | Nov 7, 2012 | Food Storage, Introduction to Food Storage, Preparedness
Last month I did a few posts on some of the methods we use for tightening our financial belt as far as food costs are concerned. We are smack in the middle of several months of belt tightening. The reason for this is we have a new debt that we are paying. And that...