The Self Reliant Digest #17
Here’s some great preparedness articles from around the web for this week. Thanks to all the folks who keep writing this stuff.
Food/Food Storage/Cooking
- Food storage short-life supply
- Increase short-life supply with vacuum seal jars
- Frugal Soups and Stews: Great Solutions for Busy Weekends
- freezing bell peppers
- Survival Food: How to Make Parched Corn
Gardening
Personal Development
- Scoring 100% in Time Management
- Are You Practicing Being Unhappy?
- Live Simply, and Save the Drama for Your Mother
- The Work of Worry
Money/Frugality
- The Ultimate Thrift Store: How Far Will You Go for a Bargain?
- Minimalist Money: 6 Steps to Simplify Your Financial Life
- It’s Time to Purchase Like It’s 1999
- Outfit Your Nursery for Less: 10 Tips for Finding Low-Cost, High-Quality Things You Need for Your Baby
- Gasoline, Groceries, and a Simple Look at the Cost of Time
- How Much Should You Have in Savings?
- Goals Are the Gateway to Financial Success
Emergency/Disaster
General Preparedness Skills and Thoughts
I Like Your Gardening topic the most.I have started tomatos from seed weeks ago and wanted to try something with all my extra seedlings. Since I am restricted to using my windows as my light source I was wondering when was the earliest time (according to temperature of course) to move some outside. Assuming the temperature stays above freezing (but barely), would the tomatos actually stay alive in the cold weather?