September 2012 Newsletter

September is such a wonderful time of year. The harvest of summer is drawing to a close. If you have a fall garden you are enjoying the benefits of living in a climate with an extra-long growing season. This is the time of year we can “smell” fall in the air. It is often a favorite time of year for many people. It means the harvest and work is over and the weather is pleasant. Fall brings us apples and back to school. Soon wood stoves will be fired up for the brisk mornings, and the buzz of the chain saw will echo in the hills. Fall is a great time to enjoy the bounty of your summer work, and a great time to take stock of your “preparedness” you have added to. Satisfaction in a job well done brings great peace into our lives. May you feel that peace as you become prepared.

Included in this months newsletter:

     Making Preparedness a Way of Life

     Remember When: remembering Sept 11 - are you ready?

     Spiritual Preparedness: How to be safe.

     In the Southern Utah Garden: fall tips, spraying poisons.

     Canning Corner: Grandma's Red Sauce

     Disaster Prep: Emergency fuel and light.

     Why have a garden or fruit trees?

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August 2012 Newsletter

What a wonderful harvest we are enjoying this summer! The fruit trees are heavy with luscious, juicy fruit, the garden is providing buckets full of fresh vegetables, and the jars are filling up for the winter! August brings us bushels of delicious peaches. Dry some, make jams and butters, preserve them plain, and eat as many fresh as you can. (There is nothing better than a sun warmed peach fresh from the tree: you know - the kind that drips juice down your chin, no matter how sophisticated you may feel?) Corn will make its debut this month too, as well as all the tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and more that we are already enjoying. They all offer another great way to fill freezers and jars.  Be sure to show your gratitude to the Lord for the bounty of the summer by being a good steward over that which He has given.

Included in this month's newsletter:
     Food Storage Made To Fit: steps to fit your food storage to your family.
     Provident Living: Household items to save money - salt, vinegar, soda.
     Spiritual Preparedness : Things we need in our lives to be "wise virgins".
     In the Southern Utah Garden: Planting, tips for bugs, corn tips.
     Disaster Prep: Keeping water on hand.
     Canning Corner: Peach and Jello Jam, Pear Butter, Peach Cobbler, and Applesauce.
     Hot Tip: Saving peppers and tomatoes to make salsa.
     Correction: corrections for July's Salsa Recipe.

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