Are you prepared for the second wave of COVID? Come hear our thoughts on being prepared.
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With the second wave of COVID either here or nearly on its way, there are some things we should be considering for our own wellbeing. Here’s what’s been on our minds lately, and some of the strategies we’re implementing to continue to be prepared for whatever the future may hold.
Time Stamps
0:00 – Intro
1:51 – Chit Chat
4:40 – Question of the Day – Can I grow medicinal herbs in pots?
5:51 – Main Topic – Preparing for Ongoing COVID Realities
8:06 – Building your health and immunity
10:55 – Building up your long-term food storage supply
16:17 – Building up your preservation supplies
18:04 – Bulking up on household goods
20:10 – Learn about viruses and what’s happening around us
22:19 – Be prepared to treat illness at home
25:38 – Be thinking about schooling at home
27:48 – Be prepared economically as much as is possible
Links Mentioned in this video:
Raising Meat Chickens:
How to Build a Hoop House:
15 Medicinal Herbs:
7 Ways to Boost Your Immune System Naturally:
Bulk food from Azure Standard, Olive Oil (affiliate):
Lehmans canning lids:
Herbal Antivirals Book (affiliate):
Healthy Healing at Home Free Video Series:
Link to the Herbal Medicines Colds Class:
Home School Legal Defense Association: HSLDA.org
Homeschooling on the Homestead video:
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MORE ABOUT US!
WELCOME! We’re so glad you’re here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here:
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– Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles.
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– Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments.
– Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes
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