Jordan's Farm

Getting ready for the Road Ahead- part 1

Economic Situation - Recession - Life Ahead : this post was the first, and you all asked for links and more of what I was printing off.

In these posts, I will list links to things I'm printing off. ( I started out just taking notes as we did not have a printer). Now most of these sites have a lot of other great information on them and ideas, some of which I know will not work in our family or will be to costly, but might work in yours.

When I look up something, I make sure it's the cheapest and works the best. And I try and make sure it's with things I have easy access to, or have a lot of uses for.

Most of you have seen this one, but to me it's my best find so far.

I found  this recipe and like it the best for a few reasons: I can get Ivory soap bars for 3 for a dollar and baking soda is cheap, both Ivory and baking soda store just about forever, not a lot of work to make, can be used to clean other things.  I have bought Ivory and as have baking soda, for when it’s need. I really don't want to work with lye.

Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipe this recipe is in the Home Tips tab at the top of the page here. I got this at:  10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes   ( Recipe #8) There are other recipes here, too.

Homemade Sanitary Pads , I have made these and used them too.

End Times Reports Site Index : this is a great site. I have gotten a lot here. Stop in and see if it has something else for you. Below are posts I like: Building a solar oven

Making candles

An inexpensive water filter ,

Emergency Food and Water Supplies - from FEMA ,

WATER TANK STERILIZATION ,

STORING WATER IN 2 LITER POP BOTTLES ,

WATER DISINFECTION ,

Home Remedies ,

Survival and Austere Medicine  (long .pdf download)  Very good! (it's 213 pages long, just print off what you need and save to your computer)

Powdered Milk Recipes

Making and using a solar cooker with photos ( I like this one the best)

Using herbs 

Homemade Convenience Foods : a lot of good recipes here.  

Food, Food Storage and Food Tips :  a lot here, you can pick and choose.  

Cloth Toilet Paper,towels, napkins  (still sewing these)

How To's --Knitted Socks with photos , When I first started knitting, I started with this. She gives step by step with photos. Here is the pattern it's self: An very easy knitted sock pattern step by step great -  started

Today, I added bleach ( 1 cup)to my water storage tank (425 gallons). Then I stirred it up and will let it sit for a day.  Then I will drain it and refill with fresh water. Why do I drain it after I put the bleach in? Well it helps to keep the inside of the tank clean. And when I drain it out, there is still water (about 25 gallons) in the bottom.  Adding fresh water to that little bit of water with some bleach still in it, has no different taste to it than out of the sink. But still has enough bleach to keep water good and clean all winter. The power goes out here a lot in the winter, so we have a water storage tank. Before we got the tank, I had 2 liter bottles and milk jugs filled with water in every hiding place I could find. Do you know how many milk jugs of water it takes to keep a milk cow in water? Too, too many.

Do you have any water stored up?

 This should keep you all busy for a day or two, while I get the next post ready.  Here I need your help too. So if you have found something you want to share with everyone, please put it in the comment part and I'll add it to the next post too. ( to make it easier for all to get to.) 

What are you looking up and printing off?

Happy printing,

Becky

All the these posts will be tagged as "Road Ahead" and other tags, but to see just these, click on the tag "Road Ahead" in the categories drop down box.  I thought about giving these posts their own tab, but I think this will work better. And make it easier for you all to get too.

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02:00 PM, Sunday, October 12, 2008 .. Posted by Amanda

Thanks for taking the time to post of of this info. The end times do seem closer now than before.

Amanda <><
II Corinthians 5:7

Laundry Soap

06:46 PM, Tuesday, October 14, 2008 .. Posted by HopefulHeart77

I just wanted to share a couple of things about the Laundry soap. I have been using the recipe for several months that you have posted here. Of course I learned all about it on your blog! At first, I saved old laundry detergent bottles and poured the homemade stuff into the bottles. Then someone suggested to just leave it in the 5 gallon bucket I mix it in. That works so much better. I use a bucket with a ladle that measures 1/2 cup. That way I can give it a little stir just before using. Also, I added equal parts of borax and baking soda. This seems to give it the right amount of cleaning power. After mixing it all together, I stir every few minutes until cooled. If I do not do this it clumps. This is really no big deal. You just stick your hand in there and mash up all the clumps and stir real good. However, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. My husband gets a really good feeling every time we walk by the sign where the laundry detergent is "on sale" for 10 dollars. He knows we pay $1.17 per month for laundry detergent. He even helps me make the laundry soap. :)
Also I sometimes use a few drops of essential oil because Ilike things to smell good. It is nice to be able to choose my scent. Keep up the good work Becky. Thanks for all these money saving tips!

Edited by HopefulHeart77 on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 05:47 PM