Today we’ll expand on the basics of Scrum- a flavor of Agile project management and how it can help us achieve more in less time. Not restricted to our personal preparedness needs- – use individually – Immediate family (household), or extended family (family or community) – Business continuity and disaster preparedness Scrum Theory- founded on…
Project Based Prepping Today we’ll go over a couple of the most common project management methodologies and what is probably the most common approach used for prepping. The most common? Shotgun approach- Chaos- first to mind, first to action, think of it-do it, let opportunity fly Good approach, but risky Potentially shortsighted- hasty decisions…
Building Your Own Home Seed Bank- In this episode we discuss the value and benefits of having own seed bank and why it’s advantageous to store your own veggie and flower seeds. Points covered include: Why bother saving seeds? Convenience Ensuring availability Opportunity to share/trade Getting started- Where do you get your seeds? Self-harvested Retail…
12 Important numbers to keep in your cellphone, car, or little black book In any emergency time will be of the essence, especially when you need to reach one of these people. In this episode we review twelve numbers your will want to be sure to keep handy. 1.) local police non-emergency number 2.)…
PrepForToday Ep4 Today we will review the benefits of and how to create your very own salad green containers. Not only are they quick and easy to assemble, they make a great prep as a food production system and provide a steady supply of fresh greens at a fraction of the cost of those store…
In this episode I review our 2008 power outage, how we managed, and why we chose our current backup solution for our current house.
5 Things to Look For When Choosing An Emergency Weather Radio It seems like every time we turn around there’s a new stream of weather emergencies unfolding. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world Mother Nature is always working hard to keep it interesting. To help us be more prepared for these often…
Episode 1- Introduction This introductory episode of the PrepForToday podcast provides some objectives for the podcast and a brief introduction of myself. The primary objective for this blog and podcast is to deliver valuable information and resources that can help you better prepare for many of life’s emergencies. Life’s emergencies come in all shapes,…