Preparedness Resources Part 2

To most folks who regularly read my blog, preparedness probably makes sense. We have different reasons for doing so, and it's already made a difference for Dan and me. As things get more expensive, the government imposes more mandatory expenses, political and social discontent grows, and our income goes down, I can't help but have this feeling of inevitability. At some point in the future I'm going to be glad that we took the preparations that we have, and probably wish we'd done more.

So why do some people not feel the need to prepare for whatever emergencies life sends our way?

Your Family Matters by Todd Sepulveda

This collection of essays will give you a glimpse into why people don't prep and why they don't think it's necessary. It's an interesting look at real-life situations that the author and his family have experienced, situations that are common to all of us. Lots of meat here to make you think. Also lots of practical advice and ideas here to prepare you and your family for problems ranging from common to uncommon.

A Prepper's Anthology of the Collapse of Venezuela: Case Study by Daisy Luther

Here's another one that will make you think. This book is not your typical prepper material, but it is an extremely interesting read. Venezuela's economic and political disaster did not happen overnight but over years. What makes this book so eye-opening is that Daisy has been able to sift through these events, compare them to similar problems in other countries, and formulate patterns. If you follow American news and politics, much of it will sound uncomfortably familiar. A must-read, especially for those who think it can't happen to us.

Family Preparation in the City and Suburbia by Susan K. Stewart

So what if you live in the city or a suburban neighborhood?  What if you can't rely on growing all your own food and being self-reliant? This is the book is for you. It everything a suburban home or apartment dweller can prep for: water, heat, food, lighting, medical, money, entertainment, education, employment, protection, and community. Includes printable forms to help you with situation assessment, electricity assessment, and a document tracking system.

These three eBooks along with 27 other resources are available in

The PrepperBundle

Click on that link to choose a purchase option.

• $29.97 (about $1.00 per resource) for online access where you can download these PDF files
• $69.97 for online access plus a flash drive containing this preparedness library.

The PrepperBundle will be available until midnight Monday, Sept. 25.

Preparedness Resources Part 2 © Sept 2017 

by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Preparedness Resources Part 1

The PrepperBundle 3-day Flash sale is underway! As promised, here are reviews on three of the thirty resources included in the bundle.

Preparing For Emergency Evacuation

Simple 72 Hour Kits: A Step By Step System For Busy Families by Misty Marsh

Most of you are probably familiar with "bug out" kits, i.e. a grab-and-go kit you prepare before something like a weather disaster strikes and you have to leave in a hurry. But what do you need to put in it? This book will guide you through the process of creating an emergency evacuation kit containing three days of supplies for your family.

Preparing For Empty Grocery Store Shelves

Food Storage Made Easy: a three-part program by Jodi Moore and Julie Weiss

So you return home and thankfully find your house still standing. Or maybe you were fortunate enough to not have to leave. Now what? If you need to rely on FEMA or wait for the grocery stores to be restocked, you will be wishing you had a food storage. This 3-part book will teach you now to begin and stock a preparedness food storage pantry. Covers food (grains, legumes and meats, baking ingredients, fruits and veggies, comfort foods) water, and non-food item, plus recipes.

Preparing For Loss of Power

How To Embrace An Off-Grid Lifestyle by Tammy Trayer

While most of us probably aren't aiming to go off grid, losing power is a distinct possibility in many disaster scenarios. Who better to help you know how to plan than someone with off-grid living experience? In addition to the how-to of going off grid, this book help you think through everything you need to consider for when the grid goes down temporarily: tools, heating, water, sewage, appliances, laundry, cooking, baking, foraging, food preservation and storage, living without refrigeration, sickness and injury, protection, even phone and internet.

If you think these resources might be useful to you,

Click here to buy the complete PrepperBundle. 

The price is $29.97 (about $1.00 per resource) for online access where you can download these PDF files, or $69.97 for online access plus a flash drive containing this preparedness library.

Let me know if you have questions!

Preparedness Resources Part 1 © Sept 2017 

by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

September is National Prepared Month

Did you know that September is National Preparedness Month? I don't usually pay much attention to designated months and days, because mostly they're all too commercialized. However, anything with "Preparedness" in it catch my eye, and it did when I received a wrap-up email from the organizers of the Back To Basics Living Summit.

The Summit was wildly successful, with something like 250,000 page views and 20,000 video viewers during its free week. Reviews were excellent. (These videos are still available with the lifetime access "Superpackage," click here for that. But I warn you, now that the two introductory discounts are past, it's pricey! Unless you look at it as per video, which only comes to about $3.75 each.)

Anyway, Summit participants were asking about the Prepper Bundle. Some of you may remember my blogging about that eBook bundle back in June.

The questions from Summit goers was, "is it still available?"  Like all the Back To Basics Living bundles, it was a limited-time download offer. But I suppose because of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, plus continued activity in the Atlantic and Pacific, people have preparedness on their minds and were asking about it.

Because of that interest, the Prepper Bundle is going to be offered once more in a three and a half-day Flash Sale beginning Friday, September 22 at noon (Central Time) and ending Monday the 25th at midnight.

Some of the resources included in the PrepperBundle

Topics include:

• Prepper checklists
• Prepper kits
• Preparedness specifically for city and suburban folks
• Preparedness for children
• Food preparedness
• Basics of food storage
• Basics of food preservation
• Food Foraging: plants and trapping
• Alternative cooking and baking
• Seed saving course
• How to make survival tools from household items
• Preparing for basic medical care
• How to build a cob rocket heater (video)
• Off-grid power and living
• Home security
• Water security
• Plus an interesting comparison between the U.S. and a modern country whose economic system made a devastating crash in recent years. Are we following in their footsteps?

My own offering is the eBook version of my How to Bake Without Baking Powder.

Prices?

• Prepper Bundle Online Access Only: $29.97 
• Prepper Bundle Online Access plus USB Drive: $69.97

I have to tell you that there are some really excellent books in this collection with equally excellent information. If you missed out the first time, you might want to reconsider adding these resources to your homesteading and preparedness library. Seriously, because things certainly don't seem to be getting better in the world, do they?

So those are the basics. While the sale is in progress, I'll recap some of my favorite reads in the bundle. Or, you can click here for more information or to purchase.

September is National Prepared Month © Sept 2017 

by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

A Few Good Reads I Just Have to Mention On the PrepperBundle's Last Day

PrepperBundle availability ends tonight at midnight Central Daylight Time, so I'm almost out of time for book reviews. There are just a few more I want to mention because they are really interesting reads.

I'll start with this one, A Prepper's Anthology of the Collapse of Venezuela, a case study by Daisy Luther. You may recall that I've reviewed Daisy's work before, see "The Prepper's Canning Guide." This book is not your typical prepper material, but it is an extremely interesting read.

This economic and political disaster did not happen overnight but over years. Daisy has been observing the events surrounding and leading up to it for the past four years. What makes this book so eye-opening is that she has been able to sift through these events, compare them to similar problems in other countries, and formulate patterns. If you follow American news and politics, much of it will sound uncomfortably familiar.

Daisy is a long-time advocate of preparedness, and so has lots of good ideas addressing these real life events. A must-read, especially for those who think it couldn't happen to us.

Your Family Matters by Todd Sepulveda is a collection of essays based on his observations of real-life situations he and his family have experienced. It is extremely well written and interesting, because the essays are based on situations that are typical to all of us. The astute will pick up on the clues, but we also get a better glimpse into why people don't prep and why they don't think it's necessary. Lots of practical advice and ideas here to prepare you and your family for problems ranging from common to uncommon.

Aftermath: A Story of Survival by L. M. Edmundson might seem an unusual addition to the PrepperBundle, because it's a work of fiction. Some may scoff at that, but I have to tell you that I have long believed fiction to be a fantastic teaching and learning tool. At 282 pages Aftermath a full-blown work and although I haven't finished it yet, it hooked me from page one.

The PrepperBundle will be available midnight tonight (Central time). You can choose online access to download the bundle for $29.97, the flash (thumb aka USB) drive option for $54.97, or both for $59.97 (one for you and the other as a gift).

Click here for more information or to purchase.

BONUS: If you buy the bundle through my blog, I'll gift you with your choice of one eVolume from my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos. After you place your order simply email me at 5acresandadream @ mail. com, and let me know which one you'd like. I'll send you a link to download a free copy.

Tomorrow ➡ goat news!

A Few Good Reads I Just Have to Mention

On the PrepperBundle's Last Day 

© June 2017 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

PrepperBundle: Low Tech Alternatives to High Tech Living

I don't think it's any secret that most of today's society is addicted to their electronic gizmos and gadgets. Most of you have probably seen those "Top 50 Things to Disappear in an Emergency" lists, and it's no surprise that batteries for those gizmos and gadgets is on them. Most preparedness supply checklists include batteries. But as we all know, all batteries eventually die, even the rechargeable kind. In fact, they will die without ever being used, because their lifespan is based on a chemical process that begins as soon as the battery is assembled. So no matter what kind of emergency scenarios you feel compelled to prepare for, finding alternatives for those battery operated items is only prudent.

Along those lines, Low-Tech Solutions to High Tech Problems from Patrice Lewis's Preparedness Series is a excellent addition to the PrepperBundle. I love this book for its common sense approach to prepping. Patrice is right - we don't need all the fancy, expensive prepping supplies and products that are now offered via preparedness marketing, we need simple, realistic solutions to our lifestyle needs. And this book offers them. Highly recommended.

Fifty Ways To Make Survival Tools From Trash And Household Items by Kenneth A. Youngquist is a book with a lot of outside-the-box ideas. How about cooking in a plastic bag, pull-tab fishing hooks, making glue out of styrofoam cups, or milking a tree for water? All that plus a lot more clever ideas for firecraft, fishing and trapping, cooking, water, and other miscellaneous tools, all made from common discards and other items that most of us have available.

And then there is The Guide to Primitive Survival Traps by Blake Alma from The Outdoorsman's Art Radio Show. Most of us probably can't envision going trapping, but if one doesn't have a kill-worthy weapon and there are no fruits, vegetables, nor grocery store around, it might not be a bad idea to know how to do this. Blake begins by discussing making a survival kit, and then goes on to show the reader how to make a variety of easy snares and traps. Includes how to find the best places to place them.


The PrepperBundle will be available through tomorrow night, June 12 at Midnight (Central time). You can choose online access to download the bundle for $29.97, the flash (thumb aka USB) drive option for $54.97, or both for $59.97 (one for you and the other as a gift).

Click here for more information or to purchase.

BONUS: If you buy the bundle through my blog, I'll gift you with your choice of one eVolume from my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos. After you place your order simply email me at 5acresandadream @ mail. com, and let me know which one you'd like. I'll send you a link to download a free copy.

PrepperBundle: Low Tech Alternatives to High Tech Living 

© June 2017 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Water and Energy Preparedness

Yesterday we discussed some of the food preparedness resources in the PrepperBundle. I'd say this is probably a number one concern for most people. Along with food, of course, comes water, and then energy, because most folks don't like doing without electricity for very long. If

People can live longer without food than water, which is why water preparedness is a must. After a tornado, hurricane, flood, or earthquake, it's not uncommon for people to be advised to boil their drinking water. Having a well is no guarantee of a water supply if you have an electric pump. We've experienced that first hand, and it's not just cooking, cleaning, and bathing water you have to consider. Without electricity to run our pump we couldn't even flush the toilet!

Several of the books I mentioned yesterday address water from a preparedness viewpoint, plus there are a number of lists and plans to help you get organized. This book, however, is dedicated to the issue of water safety in an emergency situation.

The Prepper's Guide To Disaster Water Security by Steven Chabotte is about as comprehensive as it gets. It begins with a list of disasters that can affect water supply. Then it discusses the negative effects of lack of water (dehydration would be a horrible way to die), potential water toxins and contaminants (bacteria, viruses, parasites, heavy metal contaminants, nitrates, pharmaceuticals, poisonous chemicals, etc.) The author helps you build a comprehensive water storage plan, little thought-of water sources, how to test water safety, and the various methods of water purification. Most of us probably wouldn't want to drink water treated with bleach (chlorine) but if it's between that and cholera, well, which would you choose? Includes charts for quantities of water and chlorine or iodine, and how to disinfect a well. But he also tells us how to make a variety of homemade water filters, so maybe that's a better way to go! The appendices are filled with useful resources.

The PrepperBundle includes a couple of good books on off-grid living. While I realize most of us aren't planning to go off the grid, the still contain useful information that can be applied to a grid-down situation. Then there's this book by Lee and Joan Crain.

Build Your Own Emergency Off-Grid Power System: How to Create and Configure An Off-Grid Power System With a Portable Solar Generator. What is a solar generator? Technically it's a battery centric, electricity storage device which utilizes solar panels to collect the energy and store it in batteries. If you are thinking about getting a generator, you may want to look into one of these. No need to store gasoline or diesel fuel!

The authors tested two such generators and the first part of the book is an honest evaluation of each. It then details how they evaluated what they could run on each, how they prioritized their needs, and how they worked out solutions for those needs. A very interesting read for anyone wishing to evaluate their own electricity usage.

The PrepperBundle will be on sale through Monday, June 12 at Midnight (Central) You can choose online access to download the bundle for $29.97, the flash (thumb aka USB) drive option for $54.97, or both for $59.97 (one for you and the other as a gift).

Click here for more information or to purchase.

BONUS: If you buy the bundle through my blog, I'll gift you with your choice of one eVolume from my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos. After you place your order simply email me at 5acresandadream @ mail. com, and let me know which one you'd like. I'll send you a link to download a free copy.

Water and Energy Preparedness © June 2017 by

Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Food Preparedness

Back in the late 1990s Dan and I lived in an area that experienced severe drought for a number of years. At the time we had well water, and so could water our garden without worrying about our water bill. Our next door neighbor was a well-respected old-timer who knew everybody in the county. One day he and Dan were talking about our gardens and he told Dan about a lady he knew who had decided to give up on growing food because of the drought. She couldn't grow food so she was just going to buy food from the grocery store. Our neighbor chuckled over that and said, "Doesn't she realize that food in the grocery store has to be grown too?"

Last summer was a tough year for gardeners all over the country. It was either too hot, too dry, or too rainy for almost anybody's garden to produce well. I daresay that most of us who rely on growing our own food had to dip more deeply into our pantries and supplement more from the grocery store. I'm sure we're all wondering what this summer will bring!

So that brings me to food preparedness and how the PrepperBundle can help. It contains some good books on food storage, and also a few that touch on things we don't always think about.

Kitchens Prepper Style by CM Beck starts with her idea of the ideal prepper's kitchen and then explores alternate cooking methods, cookware, and utensils. One statement that caught my attention was what she said about water safety, "The Red Cross advises boiling water for use in an emergency, but boiling water will make chemicals more saturated. This method will kill bacteria though." What's the answer? She recommends distilling water before using. I thought the book was quite thorough in things a prepper needs to consider for her or his kitchen. Plus it contains a lot of good tips on frugal stock-up shopping.

Do you remember in the solar cooking class when Paul explained how a Sun Oven could be used as a "Wonder Box?" Consequently, I was very pleased to find Megan Smith's Wonder Oven Recipes in the bundle. What is a wonder oven (or box)? It's a method of cooking that utilizes retained heat in partially cooked items to finish the cooking. It can save up to 50% on fuel or heating costs. The book tells you how to make your own easy "wonder box," explains the basic concepts, and then gives 28 recipes. I plan to try this with my Sun Oven!

The Mini Seed Saving Course by Melissa K Norris gives you access to her online seed saving course (of course). I haven't taken it yet, but plan to. This just makes sense for any gardener/prepper, so I look forward to any new tips I can get!

I also have to mention this book, The Bohemian Lady's Journal of Wild Edibles by Lindy Mayberry Sellers. Not just because foraging is an important preparedness skill to learn, but because the water color illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! Recipes are included for each of the common wild plants presented.

Click here to see everything that's included in the bundle, plus options available and pricing.

Or click here to head on over to the PrepperBundle website.

Or, stay tuned for a few more reviews on the PrepperBundle books.

Food Preparedness © June 2017 by

Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Preparedness For What?

There's a lot of hoopla about preparedness these days. Some folks are preparing for the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI), while others don't see the point. I suppose it depends on how much confidence one has in the government, economic system, and those who run them (or fight over who runs them).

It's no secret that Dan and I are on the no-confidence side of the fence, but I honestly have no idea if or when the system will collapse. That lack of confidence is one of the reasons we choose to homestead (the other reason is that we love it.) But also, we have experienced months of joblessness and no income, plus natural disaster which has left us for days without electricity and water. It was only because we took steps to be prepared for situations like these that we were able to stay warm, clean, and happily fed. Consequently, our experiences have caused us not to just focus on preparedness, but on self-reliance.

That's why I was glad to see this book included in the PrepperBundle, Keys to Successful Homesteading by Scott M Terry. Some of you may be familiar with Scott from his Christian Farm and Homestead Radio podcasts. I've been on his show a couple of times and can tell you from experience that Scott is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of farming, homesteading, and agrarianism.

His book is probably one of the most practical books on homesteading out there. He doesn't give you details on things like how to plan a garden, how to build a chicken coop, and what kind of critters to get; rather he tells you what other homesteading books omit, i.e., the bottom line make-it-or-break-it stuff that is only learned from years of observation and experience. What he teaches you is how to have the proper mindset, realistic expectations, and make good choices. These things don't come naturally in the modern world, which is why this book is highly recommended.

But what if you aren't able to buy some acreage and homestead? What if you can't rely on self-reliance? Then this is the book for you - Family Preparation in the City and Suburbia by Susan K. Stewart. It covers everything a suburban home or apartment dweller should be concerned about: water, heat, food, lighting, medical, money, entertainment, education, employment, protection, and community. Includes printable forms to help you with situation assessment, electricity assessment, and a document tracking system.

To see the list of everything that's included in the bundle (PDF eBooks, videos, courses, and bonus offers), check out my "Introducing the PrepperBundle" blog post. In addition to all of those, if you purchase the bundle through my blog, I'll give you an eBook from my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos collection - your choice for free! After you place your order simply email me at 5acresandadream @ mail. com, let me know which one you'd like, and I'll email you a link to download a free copy in the format of your choice.

How much?

• Online access to downloadable PDFs: $29.97 (That's a 90% savings over buying each title individually).
• USB thumb drive version only: $54.97 (portable and won't disappear if your computer dies).
• BOTH online access and thumb drive: $59.97

$1 of all purchases will be donated to veterans' charities.

Questions? I'll be happy to answer them!

Preparedness For What? © June 2017 by

 Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Introducing the Prepper Bundle

So, what is the PrepperBundle? It's a collaboration by 28 preparedness and homesteading authors to offer a collection of 30 PDF eBooks, courses, and videos, all focusing on preparedness.

What are the resources?

• 50 Ways To Make Survival Tools From Trash And Household Items by Ken Youngquist from Survivaltek
• 6 Steps to Your Quick Win Emergency Kit by Shelle Wells from Preparedness Mama
• Aftermath: A Story of Survival by LeAnn Edmonson from Homestead Dreamer
• A Prepper’s Anthology of The Collapse of Venezuela by Daisy Luther from Organic Prepper
• The Guide to Primitive Survival Traps by Blake Alma from The Outdoorsman's Art Radio Show
• Building A Cob Style Rocket Mass Heater video by Paul Wheaton from Rich Soil
• Build Your Own Emergency Off-Grid Power System by Joan Crain from Family Survival Planning
• Canning 101: A Primer by Lisa Barthuly from Homestead Originals
• Canning Day Prep Checklist Printable by Chaya Foedus from Pantry Paratus 
• Family Preparation in the City & Suburbia by Susan Stewart from Practical Inspirations
• Food Storage Made Easy by Jodi & Julie at Food Storage Made Easy
• Homemade First Aid Kit by Sheri Ann Richerson from Exotic Gardening
• How to Bake Without Baking Powder by Leigh Tate from 5 Acres & A Dream
• How To Embrace an Off-Grid Lifestyle by Tammy Trayer from Trayer Wilderness
• How to Stop Burglars Dead in Their Tracks by Damian Brindle from Rethink Survival 
• Keys to Successful Homesteading by Scott Terry from North Country Farmer
• Kitchens Prepper Style by Constance Beck
• Living Off The Grid also by Sheri Ann Richerson
• Low-Tech Solutions to High-Tech Problems by Patrice Lewis from Rural-Revolution
• Meal Planning for Long-Term Food Storage by Charisse Merrill
• Mini Seed Saving eCourse by Melissa K. Norris
• Organization: Your First Step To Getting Prepped by Lisa Bedford from The Survival Mom 
• Prepared Kids by Angela Paskett from Food Storage & Survival
• Preparedness Planner: Firearm Edition by Jennifer Osuch from Self Reliant School
• Prepper Supplies Checklist by Nettie David from Preppers Survive
• Simple 72 Hour Kits by Misty Marsh from Simple Family Preparedness
• The Bohemian Lady’s Journal of Wild Edibles by Lindy Sellers
• The Prepper’s Guide to Disaster Water Security by Steven Chabotte from The Weekend Prepper
• Wonder Oven Recipes by Megan Smith from My Food Storage Cookbook
• Your Family Matters by Todd Sepulveda from Prepper Website
• Your Shelf Stable Pantry also by Misty Marsh

Plus the bonus offers from:

• Sun Oven - $164 off a Sun Oven package (in case you missed the offer from my Solar Cooking Class last month. 😉 )
• Trayer Wilderness Academy - 1 month membership free
• MadeOn Skin Care - Free bug block stick (just pay shipping)
• Pioneering Today Academy - one month free access.
• Seeds for Generations - 25% off organic heirloom garden seeds
• Beyond Off Grid documentary film - Get 25% off the Beyond Off Grid DVD + online pass - or - get $50 off the Summit Online Course
• SCOUTbox is a monthly subscription box service providing outdoor and preparedness gear, accessories, and educational materials for children and adults. Started by two Eagle Scouts! Get an extra 10% off a 3-month SCOUTbox subscription.
• Mike The Gardener - 40% off a Seeds Of The Month membership

Plus a bonus offer from me! If you purchase the bundle through my blog, I'll give you an eBook from my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos collection - your choice for free! After you place your order simply email me at 5acresandadream @ mail. com, let me know which one you'd like, and I'll send you a link to download a free copy. (Since my How To Bake Without Baking Powder is already included in the bundle, you'll probably want to choose something else.☺)

AND! For every bundle sold, the organizers will donate $1 to veterans' charities.

How much does it cost? Okay, so let's cut to the chase. Individually the titles would cost over $300. By working together we can offer all of these resources at a 90% discount!

• Online access to downloadable PDFs: $29.97
• USB thumb drive version only: $54.97
• BOTH online access and thumb drive: $59.97

How long will it be available? Now through June 12.

So please click here if you're interested! If you'd like to know a little more about the books first, stay tuned. I plan to do a series of book reviews this week. I'm familiar with some of the authors but others I'm really happy to know about! Personally, I love this collection, love having these new resources, and, as always, love sharing.

Questions? Ask away!

Introducing the Prepper Bundle © June 2017

 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

More on Prepping Resources (& a Question)

Last month I gave you a couple of dates for things I thought you might be interested in. One was the online solar cooking class (replay still available, click here for that). The other was for The Prepper Bundle.

The Prepper Bundle a collection of eBooks and videos similar to the Back to Basics Living Bundle I've participated in for the past two years. This bundle, however will focus strictly on preparedness. It will be available June 7 - 12, but if you'd like to get a discounted or free copy, consider becoming an affiliate. Make the bundle available on your blog, website, or email list, earn a commission, and if you sell five copies you get a copy for free. If you sell less, you still get it at a nice discount. Click here for more information and to sign up to become an affiliate if you're interested.

So what's going to be in it? I just received my own author copy, but since some of the listings still tentative, we've been asked not to talk about specifics (don't you hate that), other than I can tell you that my own contribution will be my How To Bake Without Baking Powder. I am really impressed with the books and authors, very happy with the content, and hope it works out that they'll all be included in the bundle!

Specifics will be available on June 7, so here's my question for you. Ya'll know that the typical marketing gimmicks aren't me. For the Back To Basics bundle, I just did a series of book reviews during the week of the sale. So my question is, would you like me to do that again for The Prepper Bundle, say, an introduction on the first day an a book review each day during the sale? Or would you prefer just an introduction on the first day, a closing reminder on the last day, and regular blog content in between? Being a bibliophile myself, I love doing the reviews but if it's overboard, let me know.

More on Prepping Resources (& a Question) © May

2017 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

Are You Interested In Prepping + Making a Little Money With Your Blog?

Okay, that's a terribly awkward blog post title, but I couldn't think of a clever way to shorten it while still getting the meaning across!

Last month I told you about two things that I thought some of you might be interested in. The first is a free online Solar Cooking Class (this Thursday, details here), and also about the PrepperBundle. The organizers of the bundle have put out a call for affiliates.

What is an affiliate? It's someone who earns a commission by promoting a product or a project. In this case, affiliates earn a commission for selling the PrepperBundle via their blog, website, or email list. Click here for details.

Now, I'm not much of a salesperson, in fact, I turn down everyone who wants to advertise on my blog or otherwise use it to promote themselves. I do, however, participate in things that are of value to me, and these eBook bundles come under that category. Affiliates receive a whole packet of marketing materials, but honestly, I find these things sell themselves without hoopla or gimmicks. The information is worth it, and folks who are interested in that kind of information will invest in it.

Anyway, I just wanted to pass that along to you. Again, click here to learn about becoming an affiliate!

Also a reminder - click here to sign up for the Solar Cooking Class on Thursday. It's free but you need to reserve a spot. Or to learn more about if, you can check out my blog post first - "Online Solar Cooking Class! The Scoop."

Are You Interested In Prepping + Making a Little Money With Your Blog?

 © May 2017 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/

A Couple of Dates For Your Calendar

I'm participating in a couple of things I'd like to give you the dates for, so you can either make sure to visit my blog then or avoid it as you prefer. 😉

Solar Cooking Webinar: Thursday, May 11, 2017, 7:00 p.m. central

Last month I did a poll to see if anyone would be interested in this and got over a 90% positive result, so I went ahead and scheduled it. It will be by Sun Ovens International, which is the company that makes my solar oven. I'm really happy with mine and so agreed to host it. You don't need a Sun Oven to take advantage of the class, and I'm guessing there will be a discount code for those who would like to buy one. I've never hosted a webinar before so this is new for me.

Prepper Bundle: June 7 - 12, 2017

This bundle is being organized by the same folks who do the Back To Basics Living Bundle. I've participated in the B2B bundle for the past two years because I think it is an excellent resource for folks trying to uncomplicate their lives, as well as a great opportunity for authors. I have to confess that participating in two such events is a lot for me, but also that the prepper bundle is really more appealing to me personally because of my lifestyle. My contribution will be the eBook version of my How To Bake Without Baking Powder.

Anyway, I thought I'd give you a heads-up on those two things. I'll pass on the details as I get them.

A Couple of Dates For Your Calendar © April 2017

by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com/