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Plant a Garden, Part Two–the Fall Garden

Posted on August 8, 2020 by cathleentownsend — 16 Comments

I hope you got your garden in this spring and are enjoying its bounty this summer. This is one of my raised beds, which sprouted and bloomed pretty much as it was supposed to–except for my non-bumper crop of seven…

Be Prepared: The Cheapest, Easiest Way to Set Aside an Emergency Food Supply

Posted on January 20, 2020 by cathleentownsend — 13 Comments

Job loss. Illness. Civil unrest and crop failure. The possibilities for disruptions to your personal food supply are many and depressingly varied. It’s a wise move to plan ahead and set some food aside. Long-term food storage seems to be…

Be Prepared: Hunkering Down in a Power Outage

Posted on October 31, 2019 by cathleentownsend — 19 Comments

California now has the dubious distinction of being an economic powerhouse with a third-world power grid. One windy day and we’re without power for yet another week. Oh, huzzah. And here I thought the comments about California couldn’t get any…