Filtering water bottle

This is the new bottle that the church has been sending with all foreign missionaries and also to emergency relief efforts (like Haiti). This bottle is not made by the church but the church orders so much from them that they offer all church members a 50% discount.
This bottle is $50 but with our discount we can get it for $25. The picture and info for this bottle is taken from the website: www.seychelle.com

Seychelle presents the worlds only environmentally safe stainless steel filtered water bottle.
Enjoy filtered tap water on the go instantly filtered as you drink! This exclusive filter removes up to 99.99% of pollutants for up to 100 gallons* of great tasting filtered water. It keeps the water cool for extended periods, and easily fits into a car cup or bike rack holder.
Each 27 oz. (800ML) 304 food grade stainless steel water bottle is non-leaching, BPA and lead-free, reusable, lightweight, and taste-neutral, and saves the environment from 757 half-liters of plastic bottled water discards! It is the ideal replacement for bottled water; now you can drink from the tap with complete confidence without the chlorine bad taste and save time, space and money too!(
The Ionic-Adsorption Micro-Filtration System is an entire water filtration plant within a portable bottle. The patented Ionic-Adsorption Micro-Filtration reduces up to 99.99% of the following zones of contamination:
Aesthetics: unpleasant taste, odor, clarity, chlorine, dirt, sediment and Chlorine.
Chemicals: toxic chemicals, detergents, pesticides and other harmful industrial and agricultural wastes.
Dissolved Solids: heavy metals such as aluminum, asbestos, copper, lead, mercury, chromium 6 and others.
Key Features:
World's first and only stainless steel filtered water bottle.
Comes in three attractive colors: Metallic Blue, Metallic Red and Clear Stainless.
Now with BIOSAFE®, removes up to 99.99% of pollutants as you drink.
Ideal emergency preparedness survival bottle.
Filters everything but salt water.
Up to 100 gallon capacity.
Replaces up to 757 half liters of bottled water.
High-quality food grade 304 L.N. stainless steel.
Durable, lightweight, reusable and 100% recyclable.
BPA-free; non-leaching & lead-free.
No inner lining; clean tasting.
Non-slip base.
Holds 27 fluid ounces (800 ml).
Environmentally safe!
Seychelle's exclusive filter has been tested by independent governmental laboratories to EPA/ANSI protocols and NSF Standards 42 and 53.
The product is covered by one or more of the following US Patents: 6,136,188; 6,136,189; 5,609,759 and 5,914,045.
* Approximately 12 months of use.
Available in three colors: Metallic Blue (shown above) Metallic Red and Stainless (no color).

***To go directly to the site and see all the products they offer ... CLICK HERE!!!

***This would be a great thing to do a bulk order on so that we can all save on shipping.

Another start at self reliance ...

Lori asked me to post about our backyard chickens. Kerri Bunting did an interview with me about my backyard chickens ... check it out HERE! (click the word HERE to be directed to Kerri's original blog post.)

We really did get them to help us produce something for ourselves. Its a fun little start at having to not rely so heavily on everyone else. ;)

Homework Assignment

If you want to accept the challenges, here they are.
#1 WATER STORAGE: 2 week supply
That's 14 gallons of water/person.
Get it all or just get started and set a goal for your family.

#2 EMERGENCY BINDER: Section A
Get a binder, any binder.
Complete Section A. Emergency Information
(Check back later for details on this)

That's it! Let's get prepared together.

How to store Garden Seeds

This topic came up during our meeting. Can we store our own garden seeds? How do we store them? Where? How long can we store them in these conditions? For information and great tips about storing your garden seeds, check out these links:


http://www.closertothedirt.com/gardening-tip-storing-seeds/

http://www.getseeds.net/storing_heirloom_open_pollinated_vegetable_seeds.html

72 hour kits ...

{Reposted from The Galyan Gang 3.10.10}

It was time to restock the 72 hour kits ... which makes a major mess ...and takes a lot of help ...but finally we are done and I have my kitchen table back!This is what I put in mine:
For food - I use a gallon size ziploc bag for every person for everyday. I put three meals, a couple juice boxes and a snack in each bag. Breakfasts are usually indiv. cereals or oatmeal. Lunch is usually jerky, trail mix, canned fruit ... ect. Then dinners are chicken salad(canned chicken with indiv. mayo packets), chili, and soup all with crackers. Snacks are hard candy, fruit snacks, gum ...These are all just examples. Dessert is usually cookies.
They all have lots of water.
They all have their own toiletries and first aid kits.
Flashlights.
One pair of sweats and undershirt (if it were summer I would just cut them into shorts), rain pancho, blanket, mess kit, and a penny stove.

*I need to add a copy of our documents and then they will really be done!!!
*Oh and I was just thinking ... do you guys keep money in yours? I was thinking like 20 one dollar bills?

Canned Beef ...

Jocelyn mentioned making stroganoff with her canned beef, here is another way I use my canned beef. It doesn't really have a name, its just one of my 15-minute one pot wonders that we eat to keep a good rotation of our food supply.

Recipe and Directions:

1 can Roast Beef

1 can pinto beans

1/2 can corn

2 cups (or more) mexican rice (I used left over white rice and just added a little tomato sauce and garlic salt)

Mix all ingredients in nonstick frying pan (I do add a little cooking spray) to heat.

Garnish with (optional):

Cheese

Tomato

Avocado

Sour cream

Eat with tortilla chips (our personal favorite) or wrap in a tortilla for a burrito. Enjoy! ;)

Can organizer

I saw a website a few days ago that shows how to make your own can organizer, and here's a website where you can buy them already to use. Pretty cool.

http://www.thecanorganizer.com/foodstorage.html


If sisters are interested we could do a bulk purchase of these.......Or make our own....