Family Preparedness Guide

It’s All About the Checklists and Guidelines!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I recently received a note from someone who had bought a copy of Making the Best of Basics inquiring why it had so many types of tables and charts––which are essentially checklists of things to consider, buy, organize, and on which to take additional action. Let me explain and [...]

Did You Get This Information?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This information will help you find products and information to Keep It Super Simple! I just spoke with Bob Griswold, owner and operator of Ready Made Resources, and he is announcing a new line of freeze-dried foods packaged for serving 4 people. This will make it easier for families wanting a [...]

Have You Started Your Preparedness Planning?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Good Morning! I have a very exciting and bright young lady on the Family Preparedness Guide Talk Show this Saturday afternoon. Of course, if you’re not available because of other family responsibilities,  you can still get the show from the archives at the address below. My guest will be Tess [...]

Did You Hear About the Radio Show Discounts on Freeze-Dried Foods?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This preparedness advocate tries to Keep It Super Simple! On Wednesday evening’s FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show, Bob Griswold, the owner and operator of one of the largest and oldest preparedness organizations on the Eastern side of the Mississippi (if not in the entire country!), was my guest. I’ve known Bob for more than [...]

Have You Heard this Question?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I get a lot of questions. I’ll answer this one today: Question: I have collected ingredients to make a year’s supply of bread (wheat berries, sugar, salt, yeast, etc), beans, rice, pasta, oatmeal, canned tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, etc. These are all products that follow the rule “store what you eat [...]

Have You Heard about the Preparedness Expo 2010?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This is announcement will Keep It Super Simple! Years ago, there was a series of Preparedness Expo events that occurred around the country, and thousands attend on the weekends in various cities––Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Long Beach and Del Mar (CA), Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, [...]

The American Preppers Network is Back!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! We’re truly trying to Keep It Super Simple! Tonight’s principal guest is a  man who has a determined concern about and absolutely committed to helping others become prepared for whatever the uncertain future has in store for them. We’ll start with Tom Martin, the originator, developer, chief of motivation, and promoter of [...]

Have You Scoped Out M. D. Creekmore?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This preparedness advocate tries to Keep It Super Simple! One of the bright young stars of the preparedness industry is M. D Creekmore. He has enjoyed a meteoric rise in acceptance and credibility among the survivalist, preparedness, and self-reliant practitioners. M. D. Creekmore has posted a large number of free downloadable survival [...]

Have You Heard the Rest of this Story?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I have a rest-of-the-story missive for you today. I will try to Keep It Super Simple! Let me preface the story with this note:  I believe the cornerstone, if not the very foundation, of life is spirituality. It is the inner force that gives us the desire, drive, impetus, and determination [...]

Meet Donna Miller––Whole Grain Diva from NC!

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Tonight’s guest on the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show on BlogTalkRadio is: Donna Miller. You’ll be able to meet her at 7:00 PM (CST) at this Internet address: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven Donna will help you Keep It Super Simple! Donna is the owner and proprietress of the www.MillersGrainHouse.com website. Donna’s favorite role in life has been being the [...]

Easy to Have A Great Garden—Without All the Work!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Two good ol’ boys from a few miles North up I-35 have figured how to make home gardening easy, affordable, effective, efficient, and to Keep It Super Simple! On today’s FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show, listeners learned how to manage a garden by a modified version of hydroponic gardening. It is so slam-dunk [...]

Just to Make Sure—An Explanation!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Carolyn Nicolaysen, who appeared on Wednesday night’s FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show sent me this note about information she just posted on her blogsite, http://blog.totallyready.com/. So to Keep It Super Simple, here is the clarification of magnitude of earthquakes explained. Wednesday night (January 20, 2010), during our discussion on the Family Preparedness Guide blog [...]

Have You Considered What You Can Learn From the Haiti Earthquake?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! One of the favorite guests on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show is Carolyn Nicolaysen. She’ll be back on the show Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM (CST) to discuss the effects of the Haitian earthquake. More than enough mention has been given by the press—but are they missing the point of the lessons [...]

Have You Met Rich Fleetwood?

Have You Met Rich Fleetwood? Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Monday night’s dynamic guest on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show will be Rich Fleetwood, founder/director of the SurvivalRing.org website. Rich has spent many years preparing for the role he plays in the preparedness industry. He’s engineered a massive website to provide preparedness information and Keep It Super Simple! Rich [...]

Have You Met Anitra Kerr?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Saturday’s guest on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show  will be Anitra Kerr—the Preparedness Diva. That’s 1:00 PM (CST), January 16, 2010 at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven. Anitra has a passion for self-reliance and self-improvement. She believes that in order to be truly prepared for the uncertainties of tomorrow, we need to be living the principles of [...]

Do You Recall the Biggest Disasters of the Past 10 Years?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This report is taken from A Decade of Disasters, 2000-2009, by Eric Holdeman, at www.emergencymgmt.com, January 4, 2010 issue. This is an interesting recall of the major disaster events occurring during the past 10 years. They are the opinion of the writer of the article—adequate for a cursory examination of a [...]

What if You Could Hear 2 Guests on the Show Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! We’re gonna make a double effort to Keep It Super Simple on the talk show on Monday evening! We have a bonus Monday show tonight—2 special guests! I’m hosting 2 very different and talented ladies—each competent and experienced in their respective methods of kitchen and food management! Tonight’s 1st guest is Katie [...]

Did You Listen to the Talk Show Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This shopkeeper has the stuff to Keep It Super Simple! Tonight’s guest was Emily Church. She is the owner of the Everything Kitchens online and bricks-and-mortar store in Springfield MO. She has an 8,000 square-foot warehouse full of preparedness equipment for the kitchen. Since everybody eats, it’s [...]

Did You Listen to the Talk Show Last Night?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Last night’s guest radio talk show was Bruce Hopkins, a long-time friend, who operates the Internet–Grocer.com website. He told us about how the company had its start and growth. He and his wife Phyllis operate the business under the name Best Prices Storable Foods. Bruce explained that Best Prices Storable [...]

What Is the Press Saying About Preparedness?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Is the press trying to Keep It Super Simple? Or is the press just simplistic? Read the following Newsweek Web Exclusive article and let me know how you feel about what this reporter has written. http://www.newsweek.com/id/228428/page/2 By Jessica Bennett Newsweek Web Exclusive; Dec. 28, 2009 Survivalism Lite They call themselves [...]

What Can I Do to Help You Become Prepared?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’d like to Keep It Super Simple with today’s blog! At the start of this new year, I want to pledge to help you become prepared or better prepared with your family preparedness plan. Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered or addressed in this blog? It can [...]

Thank You for Being A Part of this Blogsite! Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’m really going to Keep It Super Simple! I am taking this moment of your time to wish you a happy and healthy New Year! May great and positive things come your way in 2010!!!! Thanks for being a part of the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite. It’s [...]

What Are You Doing December 31, 2009––on New Year’s Eve?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! There are many ideas and traditions for the proper welcoming of the New Year. Some of the superstitions surround the celebration of the New Year is the almost mandatory practice of noise making at midnight to usher in the calendar year. Even though we view the New Year’s celebration as mere revelry [...]

Did You Hear The Chicken Whisperer on Monday’s Show?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! The Chicken Whisperer really told us how to Keep It Super Simple! Monday night’s special guest was Andy Schneider, better known as the Chicken Whisperer™. Andy is the “anything chickens” guy, and he really won us over with his wit, wisdom, charm, and very evident and effusive love of all things [...]

Did You Get the Latest FEMA News Release?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  Here’s the latest FEMA news release:  News Release December 18, 2009 No.: HQ-09-156 FEMA Public Affairs: 202-646-3272 FEMA ENCOURAGES WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WASHINGTON – With the winter season approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reminds individuals to be prepared for winter storms and extreme cold. While the danger of severe winter weather varies across the [...]

Did You Catch the Talk Show Last Night?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! n last night’s Talk Show, I hosted 2 special guests on the Family PreparednessGuide talk show. Both guests made it easy to Keep It Super Simple! My first guest on Wednesday night’s show: Marjory Marjory is a mother who became very concerned about the possibility of the collapse of the systems we all [...]

Are You Ready for 2 Guests Tonight?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!   My s2 pecial guests for Wednesday night’s show are: Marjory and Jeff Gleason. You’ll get twice your money’s worth Wednesday evening when these two experts in different fields appear on the show tonight. Marjory Marjory is a mother who became very concerned about the possibility of the collapse of the systems we [...]

Have You Considered these Precautions for Winter Travel? – Part 1

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  Carolyn Nicolaysen, who has appeared on the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show several times, appeared on the FamilyPreparednessGuide blog talk radio show Wednesday night, 7:00 PM CST December 9th. This is the continuation of our discussion that evening on: http://blogtalkradio.com/family then just click on James Talmage Stevens: Family Preparedness Guide. These tips also apply [...]

Part 4––Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Eelcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show! We tried to Keep It Super Simple! My guest on the December 7th show was Deanna DeLong, whom I have known for many years. She was such a pleasant and capable guest, and her discussion of water was appreciated by the Chat Room. She discussed WATER and how it is [...]

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide Talk Show!  My guest on the 7th of December show was Deanna DeLong, who lives in Beaverton OR. She and I have known each other for many years. She was such a pleasant and capable guest. She discussed WATER and how it is essential key to good health, and also to [...]

Have You Met Deanna DeLong?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  You’ll meet Deanna DeLong, a very unusual lady on Monday night’s BlogTalkRadio Show. Here’s the link for the show: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven The call-in number is (347) 326-9604. Or join the Chat room Here’s some advice she gives about drinking water: Americans are chronically dehydrated. 85% of the population drinks less [...]

Have You Met Big John Lipscomb?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  You’ll meet an iconic Patriot on Saturday’s BlogTalkRadio Show. Here’s the link for the show: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven The call-in number is (347) 326-9604. Or join the Chat room, meet some nice people and ask your questions from there!  Big John is the proprietor of the following websites: http://www.survivalistseeds.com/ http://www.patriotfood.com/ http://www.donttreadonme.tv/  You’ll [...]

Did You Know You Could Become Prepared by Taking Baby Steps?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite I will Keep It Super Simple! Wednesday night’s BlogTalkRadio show will introduce you to Jodi and Julie, two bright young sisters-in-law who were attempting to get a year’s supply of food storage put together. As they started this process, they realized there was SO much to learn and they were so [...]

Want to Learn Some Ways to Communicate with Your Family in a Crisis?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! Saturday’s BlogTalkRadio show on November 28, 2009, will introduce you to Warren Whitlock. He is an avowed expert in communicating via the social media craze that has the entire world in a blaze of blogging and tweeting! He’s a world-class teacher and practitioner of the [...]

Want to Learn Some New Techniques for Your Garden?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple!  Tomorrow’s BlogTalkRadio show will introduce you to a young couple who have spent most of their life figuring out how to simplify and improve home production. They have some innovative ways of increasing production on their acreage. The Bursons are teachers—they really have a lot of [...]

Have You Shopped at Pleasant Hill Grain?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! Saturday’s Blog Talk Radio Show will feature a great business that will help you get you prepared or even better prepared. The guest I will be interviewing is Carly Hansen—a bright young star in the preparedness industry. Catch us at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/James-Talmage-Steven, Saturday 1:00 PM CST. We [...]

Jack is Back!

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple! Whether you’re a survivalist, preparedness person, or self-reliance advocate––you’re going to get more of Jack Spirko on Monday evening, November 16, at 7:00 PM (CST) for 2 hours. I think Jack needs more time to discuss his ideas and have enough time on the air to [...]

Have You been Introduced to Peggy Layton?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple!  My guest on my Blog Talk Radio on Saturday Nov 14, 2009 is Peggy D. Layton, a Home Economist, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education with a minor in Food Science and Nutrition from Brigham Young University. Peggy lives in Manti UT [...]

Troubled Times Call for A ‘Back-To-Basics’ Lifestyle

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Let me try to Keep It Super Simple! These are troubled times: the American automotive industry is in disarray, the economy is in a downward spiral, the President and Congress are skyrocketing our national debt to orbital highs, housing is in the doldrums, the mortgage industry is struggling, the  U.S. Dollar [...]

Did You Get Your Copy of Basics… ?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I will Keep It Super Simple! I have great news for my blogsite readers––all books were finally delivered to the Post Office Saturday morning (10/7/09). I just received mine (OK, so they sent it to me 2-day delivery, but after all…). I had not seen the finished work—I’m in San Antonio [...]

Did You Hear the Talk Radio Show Today?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Jan LeBaron, owner of The Country Store (www.HealthyHarvest.com), sent me this recipe during the BlogTalkRadio show today:  Here is a recipe you can put up and let your listener try.  I created this recipe––one of many––from dehydrated food. Enjoy! She will Keep It Super Simple! for you to enjoy a great soup [...]

Did You Get the Free Survivalist eBook?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’m going to Keep It Super Simple! My special guest for Saturday’s BlogTalkRadio show is Dr. Duane Weed, a chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, herbalist, and survivalist who has operated a family-oriented holistic practice for more than 25 years. After getting his degree and practicing as a Chiropractor for several years, he taught at [...]

Where Did Making the Best of Basics Get Its Start?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Several people have asked me about the genesis of Making the Best of Basics, and since it’s only a few days until the 11th edition of Making the Best of Basics ships from the warehouse to your home, I thought this might be the time to tell you the story. [...]

How can you help your child(ren) eat healthy at school?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I will Keep It Super Simple!  Providing healthy food for your child(ren) is very important in family preparedness.  I found this extremely interesting website this weekend– http://DrMomOnline.com. I listened to Doctor Colleen Trombley on a talk radio show on the Internet, and was not able to move on until it was over! She [...]

Want to Know More About Precious Metals?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! Patrick C. Gorman, President & Owner, Resource Consultants will be my guest this Saturday at BlogTalkRadio.com Over the past 3 weeks, you’ve read the 16-part article published on this blogsite. Now you can call and ask those questions you have about what to do next in your personal investment portfolio. Precious [...]

What’s in the 11th Edition of Basics?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! I’m going to Keep It Super Simple! I’ve been receiving emails asking about the new version of Making the Best of Basics, 11th edition, 26th printing. When I started the 11th edition––actually the revision of the 10th edition––I was going to merely reprint it and put it out into the marketplace. [...]

What Are Precious Metals’ “Rules of the Game” So I Don’t Violate the Law ?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  Pat Gorman, President & Owner of Resource Consultants, will provide you an education on the subject of precious metals investing. There is such a concern about the economy, I felt this subject could use some light, instead of smoke and heat.  This is the 13th installment in a series of 16 [...]

What Forms of Precious Metals Should I Avoid ?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! What Forms of Precious Metals Should I Avoid ? Pat Gorman, President & Owner of Resource Consultants, will provide you an education on the subject of precious metals investing. There is such a concern about the economy; I felt this subject could use some light, instead of smoke [...]

Do You Know the 5 Things to Do about Precious Metals?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! This is the 10th installment in a series of 16 articles on acquiring gold and silver for your investment portfolio. I’ve asked my friend and personal precious metals advisor to share some of his expertise with you to help you make better investment decisions. The less you have, the smarter [...]

Should I Be Acquiring Gold & Silver?

 Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  Pat Gorman, President & Owner of Resource Consultants, will provide you an education on the subject of precious metals investing. There is such a concern about the economy, I felt this subject could use some light, instead of smoke and heat. This is the 1st installment in a series of 16 [...]

Have You Met the Guest for Saturday’s Talk Show?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide talk show!  The owner of SimplyLivingSmart.com, Aaron Mackley, gave me this information to relay to you in his efforts to Keep It Super Simple!  SimplyLivingSmart is a small group of individuals––Eliana Mackley, Anitra Kerr, and I––have a positive outlook on life and current events. Although we recognize the difficulty of our times, [...]

Is It Already the End of Summer?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  I wanted to get one more blog in this month because of the new Basics… 11th edition was so intense and time-consuming. I’m going to Keep It Super Simple and let you in on some family secrets…  In the 11th edition of Making the Best of Basics –– Family Preparedness Handbook, I’ll [...]

Are You Ready for the Lady Preppers Show?

Welcome back to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite!  These Ladies will Keep It Really Simple! Today, the Canadian Preppers Network will be the subject of our talk show. Here’s the cast: Kymber, moderator of CPN, And her supporters from other groups: Phelan (Fay-lynn) ––@Kansas Preppers Network Paulette –– Prepared in TN SciFiChick –– Texas born & raised Ernie –– @Indiana Preppers Network  We’ll find out lots [...]

Are You Ready for the New 11th Edition of Basics…?

Welcome to the FamilyPreparednessGuide blogsite! My job is to help make preparedness easier—to Keep It Super Simple! I’ve been quiet on the blog front lately due to two painful things: the 19 kidney stones I passed during July, and re-writing Making the Best of Basics for its 11th edition debut next month, Making the Best of Basics – [...]