Thursday, July 19, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
"Historic drought to bring higher food prices, experts say"
I just read this article on Foxnews.com Seriously people, get stocked up on your food storage NOW. Get Tomorrow's Food at Today's Prices!!
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/17/historic-drought-conditions-can-lead-to-higher-food-prices-experts-say/
The historic drought baking the nation's breadbasket is about to hit American consumers where it hurts most -- the supermarket checkout.
Everything from breakfast cereal to roast beef will cost more as a result of the worst drought in 24 years, which has already prompted authorities to declare more than 1,000 counties in 26 states -- nearly two-thirds of land in the lower 48 states, stretching from Nevada to South Carolina -- natural disaster areas.
Only in the 1930s and the 1950s has a drought covered more land, according to federal figures released Monday. So far, officials say there's little risk of a Dust Bowl-type catastrophe, but crop losses could mount if rain doesn't come soon -- and that means across-the-board higher food prices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lowered its crop projections for corn by 12 percent, prompting a 34 percent hike in prices in recent weeks. Since corn goes into so many food products for both humans and livestock, its effect on overall food prices is massive.
The rising prices of livestock feed are already impacting some businesses.
"A lot of people aren't buying as many steaks as they would in the summer time, buying more hamburger and stuff like that to make it go by further with the families and stuff," he said.
Jeff Born, a Northeastern University finance professor and director of the executive MBA program, told the Christian Science Monitor it will only get worse.
"If you like bacon [and] pork, you should buy it now, because by the fall you are going to be stunned at what it will cost," he wrote in an email.
In Illinois, the drought has already taken a heavy toll, with more than 80 percent of corn, soybean and other crops considered to be in fair condition or worse. Less than 10 percent of farm fields have adequate topsoil moisture. Farmer Kenny Brummer has lost 800 acres of corn that he grows to feed his 400 head of cattle and 30,000 hogs. Now he's scrambling to find hundreds of thousands of bushels of replacement feed.
"Where am I going to get that from? You have concerns about it every morning when you wake up," said Brummer, who farms near Waltonville. "The drought is bad, but that's just half of the problem on this farm."
In Ohio, produce vendor Mike Shull told Fox 8 Cleveland that the lack of water may drive corn prices up.
"It's hard to get the stuff in if it ain't growing," Shull, an Ohio vendor selling produce, told Fox 8 Cleveland.
But USDA officials are predicting less of an impact on prices, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The agency estimates that only 15 cents of each dollar spent on groceries goes to farmers. Labor and processing make up the bulk of food costs, and that won't be impacted much by the drought, Gardner said.
The federal government is already moving to help farmers and ranchers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced plans for streamlining the aid process. A major goal is to cut the time it takes to declare an agricultural disaster area. He also reduced interest rates for emergency loans and made it cheaper for farmers to graze livestock or cut hay on lands otherwise locked up in a conservation program.
Some state governments are stepping in, too. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency in 42 counties last week to speed up the issuance of permits for temporarily using stream or lake water for irrigation.
During a visit Monday to a southern Illinois corn and soybean farm, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced that drought-affected farmers would be eligible for state debt restructuring and loan programs in addition to the aid the USDA announced last week
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/17/historic-drought-conditions-can-lead-to-higher-food-prices-experts-say/#ixzz20uq6ZBaD
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/17/historic-drought-conditions-can-lead-to-higher-food-prices-experts-say/
The historic drought baking the nation's breadbasket is about to hit American consumers where it hurts most -- the supermarket checkout.
"Prices are going to go up," Justin Gardner,
assistant professor of agribusiness at Middle Tennessee State University, told the
Christian Science Monitor
. "The only
question is when."
. "The only
question is when."Everything from breakfast cereal to roast beef will cost more as a result of the worst drought in 24 years, which has already prompted authorities to declare more than 1,000 counties in 26 states -- nearly two-thirds of land in the lower 48 states, stretching from Nevada to South Carolina -- natural disaster areas.
Only in the 1930s and the 1950s has a drought covered more land, according to federal figures released Monday. So far, officials say there's little risk of a Dust Bowl-type catastrophe, but crop losses could mount if rain doesn't come soon -- and that means across-the-board higher food prices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lowered its crop projections for corn by 12 percent, prompting a 34 percent hike in prices in recent weeks. Since corn goes into so many food products for both humans and livestock, its effect on overall food prices is massive.
The rising prices of livestock feed are already impacting some businesses.
Jack Sabolik, a butcher in Ohio, said customers are
cutting back at his store as the rising cost of feed has brought corresponding
increases in the price of meat, Fox 8
Cleveland reports.
."A lot of people aren't buying as many steaks as they would in the summer time, buying more hamburger and stuff like that to make it go by further with the families and stuff," he said.
Jeff Born, a Northeastern University finance professor and director of the executive MBA program, told the Christian Science Monitor it will only get worse.
"If you like bacon [and] pork, you should buy it now, because by the fall you are going to be stunned at what it will cost," he wrote in an email.
In Illinois, the drought has already taken a heavy toll, with more than 80 percent of corn, soybean and other crops considered to be in fair condition or worse. Less than 10 percent of farm fields have adequate topsoil moisture. Farmer Kenny Brummer has lost 800 acres of corn that he grows to feed his 400 head of cattle and 30,000 hogs. Now he's scrambling to find hundreds of thousands of bushels of replacement feed.
"Where am I going to get that from? You have concerns about it every morning when you wake up," said Brummer, who farms near Waltonville. "The drought is bad, but that's just half of the problem on this farm."
In Ohio, produce vendor Mike Shull told Fox 8 Cleveland that the lack of water may drive corn prices up.
"It's hard to get the stuff in if it ain't growing," Shull, an Ohio vendor selling produce, told Fox 8 Cleveland.
But USDA officials are predicting less of an impact on prices, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The agency estimates that only 15 cents of each dollar spent on groceries goes to farmers. Labor and processing make up the bulk of food costs, and that won't be impacted much by the drought, Gardner said.
The federal government is already moving to help farmers and ranchers. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced plans for streamlining the aid process. A major goal is to cut the time it takes to declare an agricultural disaster area. He also reduced interest rates for emergency loans and made it cheaper for farmers to graze livestock or cut hay on lands otherwise locked up in a conservation program.
Some state governments are stepping in, too. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency in 42 counties last week to speed up the issuance of permits for temporarily using stream or lake water for irrigation.
During a visit Monday to a southern Illinois corn and soybean farm, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced that drought-affected farmers would be eligible for state debt restructuring and loan programs in addition to the aid the USDA announced last week
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/17/historic-drought-conditions-can-lead-to-higher-food-prices-experts-say/#ixzz20uq6ZBaD
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Country Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
I LOVE these cookies, I had them at the recent Shelf Reliance Boot Camp I attended. I went back for 2nd's, and there were only 2 left. The proper thing to do would have been to take 1 and leave the last one for someone else. I didn't do that. They were SO good I took them both!!
1 Cup Butter, softened
1 Cup THRIVE Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup THRIVE White Sugar
1 Tbl Milk
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 THRIVE Egg Powder (2 Tbl egg powder+ 4 Tbl Water)
1 C Corn Flakes (crumbled)
3 C THRIVE Quick Oats
1 1/2 Cup THRIVE White Flour
1 1/4 tsp THRIVE Baking Soda
1 tsp THRIVE Salt
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
4 oz Sweetened Coconut
2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter & sugars until smooth
Add Milk & Vanilla
Beat and add eggs
Stir in Corn Flakes & Oats
Sift together Flour, baking soda, salt & Cinnamon.
Add to wet ingredients, mixing thoroughly
Stir in Coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop batter by well rounded teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown
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| I added Mint Chips in my recipe, if you wonder what the green is. |
1 Cup Butter, softened
1 Cup THRIVE Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup THRIVE White Sugar
1 Tbl Milk
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 THRIVE Egg Powder (2 Tbl egg powder+ 4 Tbl Water)
1 C Corn Flakes (crumbled)
3 C THRIVE Quick Oats
1 1/2 Cup THRIVE White Flour
1 1/4 tsp THRIVE Baking Soda
1 tsp THRIVE Salt
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
4 oz Sweetened Coconut
2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter & sugars until smooth
Add Milk & Vanilla
Beat and add eggs
Stir in Corn Flakes & Oats
Sift together Flour, baking soda, salt & Cinnamon.
Add to wet ingredients, mixing thoroughly
Stir in Coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop batter by well rounded teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown
Business over Coffee w/ Singletary
I had my first radio interview for Shelf Reliance. I think I did pretty well, I was cut short because the gal before me went over 7 minutes. =(
There was of course so much more I wish I could have got in. So far nothing has come to fruition by it. But it was great experience. I hope this was just one of many opportunities I have to share about the blessings of Shelf Reliance.
There was of course so much more I wish I could have got in. So far nothing has come to fruition by it. But it was great experience. I hope this was just one of many opportunities I have to share about the blessings of Shelf Reliance.
Oatmeal Cocolate Chip Cookies (all food storage items!)
2 Cups THRIVE butter
2 Cups THRIVE Brown Sugar
2 Cups THRIVE White Sugar
4 THRIVE Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
2 tsp THRIVE Baking Soda
2 tsp THRIVE Baking Powder
5 1/2 Cups THRIVE Flour
3 Cups THRIVE Instant Oats
1 Bag of Chocolate Chips!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Cream butter, sugars, & Eggs.
Add Vanilla, baking soda and powder
Add flour, oats, and chocolate chips
Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown
Fiesta Taco Casserole
1 1/2 Cups THRIVE diced chicken, (reconstituted)
1 Cup THRIVE Instant Black Beans, cooked and drained
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Cup Water
1/2 C Taco Sauce, medium
1/2 Cup THRIVE Chopped Onions (reconstituted)
1(6oz) can sliced ripe olives, drained
1 package of Taco Seasoning
1/8 Cup THRIVE Green Chili Peppers (reconstituted)
2 Cups THRIVE Monterrey Jack Cheese (reconstituted)
Tortilla Chips, crushed to taste and desire
1 Cup THRIVE Instant Black Beans, cooked and drained
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Cup Water
1/2 C Taco Sauce, medium
1/2 Cup THRIVE Chopped Onions (reconstituted)
1(6oz) can sliced ripe olives, drained
1 package of Taco Seasoning
1/8 Cup THRIVE Green Chili Peppers (reconstituted)
2 Cups THRIVE Monterrey Jack Cheese (reconstituted)
Tortilla Chips, crushed to taste and desire
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease 12x8 baking dish. Combine the first 9 ingredients in sauce pan over low heat until heated.
Layer half the broken tortilla chips in bottom of pan. Cover with half of the meat sauce, sprinkle 1 C of Cheese. Repeat with remaining sauce mixture, (If it looks too dry I cover the top with an additional cup of taco sauce) remaining crushed chips and cheese.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Survive the Zombie Apocalypse or Other Freak Intruders
I'm personally not concerned at all about a Zombie Apocalypse. However, I do worry that if the economy and government keep going in the direction they are going we may be in for a very rude awakening. I think back to the looting, thievery, and vandalism that happened in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. When times get tough unprepared people go NUTS!! So I would like to just be prepared to protect my home and family.
Hubby and I are HUGE fans of Sons of Guns, I liked them on Facebook and this was a post they put up. http://dsc.discovery.com/gear-gadgets/survive-the-zombie-apocalypse-with-a-24000-kit.html#mkcpgn=fbdsc30
If you’re convinced of an impending zombie apocalypse, might as well splurge $24,000 on a survival kit.
OpticsPlanet’s Z.E.R.O kit — short for Zombie Extermination, Research and Operations — is chock full of gear to help you survive an invasion of the undead. Below is a sampling of what the kit includes:- Stanley First Aid to treat bite bounds and scratches
- Blackhawk S.O.L.A.G. Kevlar Gloves to punch zombies
- 5.11 Tactical Field Ops Watch to help you find your bearings; an integrated SureShot calculator helps you take the perfect shot from 1000 feet away
- OPMOD PVS-14 Night Vision Scope
- Thermal-Eye X-50 Thermal Imaging Camera
- SureFire 123A Lithium Battery Box to hold 400 batteries; if you run out of batteries there’s the Brunton SOLARIS Portable Solar Panel Battery Charger
- SureFire Benelli Forend Light for shotguns provides 120 lumens
- Zombie Stopper Holographic Weapon Sight
- Crimson Trace Zombie Edition Laser Grip, a Glock accessory, activates with a normal grip
- Browning Zombie Apocalypse Knife
- RCBS Pro-Melt Furnace reloads bullets quickly so you can shoot continuously
- Qorpak Beakers, Labnet Pipettes and a Celestron Microscope to study (and hopefully cure) the zombie disease
Even if you don’t have the liquidity to buy this, if you’re convinced the world is coming to an end, it might be time to cash out the 401ks or remortgage the house. (I’m just joking, please don’t do any of that.)
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