Greetings!

Greetings! to everyone in the Garden. This blog is intended to be a resource to all who are interested, in ideas for self-reliance and preparation. I hope in coming weeks and months that this blog will be filled with interesting ideas on how to get started with food storage, creative ways to use it, how to cook without power, water purification options, and other reliable principles that can assist families and individuals in preparing.

The question may be, preparing for what? In this day and age there are multiple scenarios which could arise. However, I think for the sake of practicality, I'll be focusing on the basics. For example, having and knowing how to use food storage, or having savings put aside, or having alternative ways to cook, or ways to purify water could help in such situations such as: the loss of a job; inflation; power outages; earthquake;  fires, or floods. Some of these events have happened in our family, and to people I personally know. Having a plan and implementing it now, along with learning how to use food storage and equipment will help each person and family be prepared as well as cutting down on stress should an event arise.

The imagery of a gardener comes to mind when thinking of our quest to be prepared. A gardener needs to make a plan of what, where, and how to plant his seeds before the spring comes. Then he must actually prepare the ground and plant the seeds if he hopes to get any type of produce. Watering and weeding and preserving the harvest are essential to protecting his investment. If all is done right, a bounteous harvest can be expected. In our grandparents day (or maybe great-grandparents) this was essential for their survival.

In all reality, our day in not much different. To be self-reliant in this day and age it is imperative that we make a plan, store what is needed, learn how to use what we have, how to produce, and gain new skills. Not much different, in many ways, than our industrious gardner. Hence the name: Preparedness in the Garden.