Farmers Market

At the superstition springs farmers market they have strawberries on sale for 3 pounds for a dollar! It makes excellent jam! Freezer jam is very easy to make and tastes wonderful and then cooked jelly is also easy but has a few more steps. You will need lots of sugar, pectin, and containers to store them in. If you need help then let me know and I can help you make some! The box of pectin has the instructions on it as well if you need them.

Week 18 Challenge

Obtain 10 pounds of powdered milk for every 2 adults in the family. Walmart sells the Morning Moo brand of instant milk and it has a 25 year shelf life. They are decently priced but the cannery also sells milk for $8.60 a can and it has a 30 year shelf life. Milk is a good one to have in your food storage!

Extra Challenge: Buy seeds for your garden. Seeds are an excellent thing to keep stored for emergencies and can supplement your supply by a lot. Even if you  don't  currently have a garden or know how to garden you should still keep seeds on hand because you can always learn as you go if you need to or hopefully have friends or family nearby who can help you learn. If you store them in your freezer they last longer too.

Week 17 Challenge

Buy one bottle of 500 multivitamins. Vitamins can help you out a lot if ever there were an emergency where you can't get the right amount of nutrition you will be able to supplement with the vitamins. Plus it will keep your immune system up.

Extra Challenge: Buy some razors. They can come in handy for many reasons and keep you clean shavened. :)

Week 16 Challenge

Time for more soup! This week get 5 cans of Cream Of Chicken for every 2 adults in the family. This one should be a pretty easy one to get. :)


Extra Challenge: Buy toothpaste and extra toothbrushes. Good hygiene is important for emergencies because it helps keep you healthy in a time where it's easier to get sick and for germs to spread. Plus it can make you feel better when you may not have been able to shower in a while but can at least brush your teeth. :)

Week 15 challenge

Time for more wheat! Try and get 50 pounds of wheat for every 2 adults in your family. The cannery has pre packaged boxes of around 35 pounds of wheat for $21. That's a great deal and no effort to grab the box off the shelf. :) Remember if you follow the weekly challenges you will have a year supply in a year. Even if you have skipped some weeks you will be working towards your ultimate goal!


Extra challenge: Make copies of all of your important documents and organize them for your 72 hour kits so that you can have them in case of an emergency or disaster. You will have them ready to go and won't need to worry about finding them at the last minute.

Week 14 Challenge

This should be an easy one to get! It says to obtain 7 boxes of macaroni and cheese for every two adults in your family. So next time you head out to the grocery store at macaroni and cheese to your list!


Extra Challenge: Buy soap! Whatever kind you'd like whether it be hand soap, laundry soap, dish soap just buy a few extras or a lot of extras so that you can have them in your pantry in case of emergency or just for convenience sake. I know it's been great having extras and whenever I need it right at that moment I can just go to my closet and grab it. :)