Click here for a complete copy of the May 2024 Back to Basics Newsletter.
May is here at last! A wonderful month filled with
flowers (from those April showers), longer days, and growing lawns and gardens.
“May-Day” celebrations, which originated in the USA, are today held all over
the world, as communities welcome spring, Weaving the May Pole and local festivities
are not as prevalent as they used to be. But we are still happy to see May
arrive. In May our yards burst with color,
we start to harvest a few garden veggies, and we prepare for the bounty soon to
come in summer! This month is a great time to make plans to use the harvest and
store your garden and fruit tree produce. Do you have a canner? Ae you ready to
try using that pressure cooker? Do you have new canning lids on the shelf? Is
your canning jar supply sufficient? Have you stocked up on sugar, canning salt,
and vinegar? Now is the time to take inventory and re-supply so you are ready
when canning season is here. As May
blooms all around us, let us add to our preparedness efforts as well. We can
let our preparedness blossom!
Included in this month's newsletter:
The Right Tools for the Job - Canning Equipment - get ready for canning season with the "tools of the trade." This list can get you started.
Provident Living - Frugal Living Ideas - a list of things to do to help save your hard earned cash!
Disaster Prep - Cool Clear Water - a list of things to remember as you store water for your family.
Spiritual and Temporal Preparedness - a timely quote from Robert D Hales.
In the Southern Utah Garden - plant almost everything if you missed getting your garden going. A few tips are included to help your May gardening tasks.
72-Hour Kit Recipes - Recipes for Emergency Bars (for your kit) candles, and wicks.
Disaster Prep: The 72 Hour (or more) kit - a list of specific supplies to help you build a kit for each member of your family.
Click here for a complete copy of the May 2024 Back to Basics Newsletter.
