https://www.afinalwarning.com/512656.html (Natural News) Almost everything in a modern home requires electricity, like food prep, heating, entertainment and communication.
Before SHTF and you lose power for a week or longer, make sure you have enough supplies for summer and winter. (h/t to FoodStorageMoms.com)
What to stock up on for a winter power outage
On a regular day, short-term power outages are annoying and inconvenient.
However, things are more serious if you’re suddenly facing a power outage in winter. Aside from the lack of electricity, you need to keep your family warm and cook food in cold weather.
There are many ways to save money on your homestead. You can repurpose old items and avoid unnecessary expenses. You can also try DIY projects like soap making or grow edible flowers. (h/t to [.]
Store-bought raw meats
These dates are important because they are guidelines for after you’ve bought items and stored them away. Take note of “Best By” dates so you can rotate items in your stockpile to prevent spoilage.
Below is more information about other common terms and dates that are often stamped on food products:
Guaranteed Fresh – Refers to the date when it’s best to use up a product for maximum freshness.
Sell-By – This date is for the store. It tells them how long to display the product for sale. Used for inventory management, the sell-by date isn’t a safety date.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/506476.html (Natural News) Being on a tight budget doesn’t mean you need to starve yourself or buy food from the dollar menu at a fast-food restaurant. As a prepper, your whole family can eat well if you know when to buy ingredients and how to plan your meals. (h/t to PennilessParenting.com)
By being practical, you can save money on groceries and still eat filling, delicious meals that are also good for you.
Wait for sales and plan meals
Before you buy groceries, sit down and plan a weekly menu. Decide what you want to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once you’ve finalized your meals, you’re less likely to eat at a fast-food restaurant when you don’t feel like cooking.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/499372.html (Natural News) A new analysis shows that methanol fuel cells are more efficient at producing electricity than hydrogen fuel cells.
Fuel cells use hydrogen – the most abundant element in the universe – to produce clean and efficient electricity to power cars, trucks, buses and ships, as well as even homes and businesses. Hydrogen is considered the cleanest fuel of all, as burning it only produces water.
The same goes for the electrochemical process inside fuel cells, where hydrogen and oxygen are combined to form water, producing electricity in the process.
But hydrogen is also highly flammable. It has a lower ignition energy than gasoline or natural gas, which means it can ignite quite easily. As such, handling it can be quite dangerous, and developing means of doing so in a manner that’s safe for the average consumer has been one of the biggest challenges facing fuel cell technology.