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• The Prepper’s Fortune Cookie

• The Sun Oven Giveaway

• Preppernomics: Shop ‘Til You Drop (Your Grocery Bill)

• Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes

• Homemade Dog Treats

• Wild Fire Preparedness Checklist

• Ask Tess: What do you think of fish antibiotics for SHTF planning?

• Beat the Heat with Homemade Popsicles

• Survival Food Series: 25 Survival Seeds You Need For Your Garden

• 10 Essential Skills Necessary for Survival

• Emergency Items: What Will Disappear First

• Having a Water Supply During a Long Term Disaster

• Home Invasion: Preventative Security Layers to Protect the Home

• 9 Things to Consider Before You Ever Grow a Survival Garden

• When to Bug Out: Knowing the Signs

• A Free Falling Economy Makes Bartering Go Boom

Fox News Demonstration:
Long Term Food Storage Basics

Tess demonstrates some best practices and a multi-barrier process for packaging food for short and long term storage in mylar bags (or large food grade buckets) with oxygen absorbers, a vacuum seal, and a heat seal. With proper storage techniques the shelf life of your food preps can exceed 20 years for most dry goods like rice, wheat, sugar, beans, oats, wheat and pasta.

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