Emergency Preparedness Week

This Week On Movie Monday The Power Of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil The breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 90’s created a major economic crisis in Cuba known as the Special Period.  Oil imports dropped by half, it’s import and export markets dropped by 80% and as a result, buses…

Our family is progressively taking steeps to reduce our toxic imprint on the planet.  Our next phase is to reduce the toxins we bring into our home by making household cleaners from scratch.  Making your own cleaners does not just reduce toxins: having bulk base ingredients on hand is a great addition to preparedness. We…

Living through an emergency event is stressful enough to your health, but what if you have an immune system that is compromised by the things you eat and you are suddenly thrust into a situation where your food options are limited even further? I think about that a lot because I, too, am celiac. Thankfully…

This Week On Movie Monday Blackout July 13th, 1977 started out as any other day in New York.  However, a culmination of social discontent, sweltering heat, and a blackout lead to a degradation of society so intense, that some neighborhoods never recovered.  If you have ever wondered how quickly the social fabric can be torn…

We are happy to announce the arrival of the Chef’s Banquet ARK bucket into Canada. The Chef’s Banquet line has been available in the US for some time now, and has been received very well there. The Chef’s Banquet line is widely known for its high quality of taste, packaging and value. We are always…

 This week on Movie Monday  The History Of San Andreas Fault Well, with the release last Friday of the movie San Andreas, I thought it might be a good time to have a closer look.  This week’s documentary will give some insight into the fault’s history, composition, volatility and some of the major quakes it…