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These monthly newsletters (from January 2011 to present) are to help us all be more prepared. They are written for the Hurricane Utah Stake (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,) but everyone is welcome to make copies. Many other groups and individuals are using them. (Note: Garden tips are for Southern Utah. You may need to adjust to fit your climate.)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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.

Click here to download a complete August 2012 Back to Basics Newsletter

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