For the 36th Week (Sept 6 - Sept 12)
Week # 36: 15 lbs Kidney Beans
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Kidney Beans:
Kidney beans come in various colors (mainly red) but are kidney-shaped beans. Their firm, creamy, white flesh and full-bodied flavor make these [...]

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For the 35th week (August 30 - September 5)
Week # 35: 50 lbs of Wheat (white or red)
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in baby steps.)
Hard Red Wheat

Hard White Wheat

Baby Steps:

Choose location for storage
Purchase containers (#10 Cans, Buckets, Jars, Bottles…) for wheat [...]

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For the 34th week Aug 23rd - Aug 29th
Week # 34: 1 (#10) can Powdered Eggs & 1 (#10) can Powdered Butter
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Powdered Butter:
Butter powder was originally developed for the processed foods industry. As it is mostly butter, [...]

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For the 34th week Aug 23 - Aug 29
Week # 34: 1 (#10) can Powdered Eggs & 1 (#10) can Powdered Butter
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Powdered Eggs:
Eggs are extremely perishable. Eggs must be kept refrigerated and have a relatively short [...]

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For the 33rd week Aug 16-22
Week # 33: 8-10 lbs Masa Harina or other
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Masa Harina:
Masa is Spanish for dough. The dried and powdered form is called masa de harina or maseca (which is actually a commercial brand); [...]

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This is a suggestion for Emergency Preparedness Coordinators or leaders to do within wards or neighborhoods. You can follow this outline or use bits and pieces to create your own custom Pandemic Flu Activity.
Title: Pandemic Flu & You
Purpose: To provide background information about the pandemic flu and get people prepared for a pandemic by providing [...]

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This info is from the newsletter I just received from ShelfReliance.com. It’s a really great article, sign up for their newsletter on their site if you’d like. “When I think of preparing for an emergency, I typically think of first aid kits, flashlights, and food storage. In the aftermath of a disaster, it’s hard to [...]

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For the 32nd week Aug 9-15
Week # 32: 5 cans Evaporated Milk
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Evaporated Milk:
Evaporated milk comes in canned form, and is evaporated due to the process of removing water from the milk. When you open a can of [...]

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For the 32nd week Aug 9-15
Week # 32: 12 lbs of Powdered Milk (you’ll thank us later!)
(If you can’t accomplish this in 1 week, don’t worry, just take your time and do it in steps.)
Powdered Milk:
Is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. One purpose of drying milk is to preserve it; [...]

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For the 31st week (August 2 - August 8, 2009)
Week # 31: 5 lbs Dry Split Peas
Split Peas are the dried peeled and split seeds of a pod. They come in yellow and green varieties. They have been mechanically split so that they will cook faster. Did you know that dried peas have been a [...]

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