Many of the links provided will result in a retail website. These websites are NOT authorized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or any Stake or Ward. They are simply references to sites that have shown to provide good information regarding various aspects of preparation. Any use of the links and associated websites is between the website and their users. We will only provide sites that the author has utilized and found viable.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/ - Our own church website is a great place to start. There is a lot of information available including links to the Home Storage Centers. We can also find information on not only temporal preparedness but spiritual preparedness as well.
Supplies - Most all of the supplies needed can be found on the various links below.
Preparedness Links List
Preparedness stores
These websites were active as of 7/26/23 – We do not specifically endorse any web site listed and are not listed in any particular order.– these are just a sample of sites we have found to be helpful - use them as a shopping guide or as you determine.- also if you look, you will find far more sites available to use.
Home Storage Center - Church owned, 8401 24th Ave, Sacramento, CA (916-381-5157) Home Storage Center
The Provident Preppers https://theprovidentprepper.org/
Harvest Right Freeze Dryers https://harvestright.com/
Emergency Essentials - https://beprepared.com/
My Patriot Supply - https://mypatriotsupply.com/
Wise Food Storage - https://wisefoodstorage.com/
Valley Food Storage (Akron, Ohio) - https://valleyfoodstorage.com/
The Ready Store - https://www.thereadystore.com/
Pleasant Hill grain - https://pleasanthillgrain.com/
Rainy Day Foods - https://rainydayfoods.com/
LDS Prepper (not a Church website) Store (You Tube personality) - https://ldsprepperstore.com/
Food Preservation - Highly recommend following these guidelines for preservation.
National Center for Home Food Preservation https://nchfp.uga.edu/
UC Food Safety – https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/consumers/food-safety-home/home-food-preservation
Harvest Right Freeze Dryer – Pricey but amazing results https://harvestright.com/
Ball/Kerr Canning products - https://www.freshpreserving.com/
Dehydrators –
Cosori (available on Amazon.com)
Excalibur - https://excaliburdehydrator.com/
There are many more that are good – these are just the 2 that we own and both work very well.
Excalibur is pricey but tried and true. The Cosori has shown to be an excellent choice at a lower price.
Generators/Solar Power
Home Depot - https://www.homedepot.com/
Lowes - https://www.lowes.com/
Goal Zero - https://www.goalzero.com/
Will Prowse – Excellent self-help on Solar Power (also on You Tube) https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/
EMP Shield - great reviews on a device designed to protect against an EMP https://www.empshield.com/
Gardening and Seeds – (We typically recommend Heirloom seeds)
Baker Creek - https://www.rareseeds.com/
Survival Essentials - http://www.survival-essentials.com/products/
The Sprout House - https://sprouthouse.com/
Seed Savers Exchange - https://www.seedsavers.org/
Michigan Gardner (also on You tube) - https://migardener.com/
Peaceful Valley (in Grass Valley) - https://www.groworganic.com/
Territorial Seed Co. - https://territorialseed.com/
Green Acres – Local, has everything - https://idiggreenacres.com/
We also recommend several You Tube channels for gardening tips, for example. "Hollis and Nancy", "Hoss Tools", "Michigan Gardener" to name just a few. There are many more.
Ham Radio
QRZ - https://www.qrz.com/
Ham Test Online – (practice) http://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/index.html
National Association for Amateur Radio - http://www.arrl.org/home
(Please also consider a GMRS Radio) - Licenses for these can be purchased online at FCC.gov
Alternative Cooking (most of these are listed solely from personal experience - there are many more)
Sun Oven International - https://www.sunoven.com/
Cantina West (St George) - https://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/
Go Sun Solar cookers - https://gosun.co/
Weber Grills (gas, charcoal and pellet grills) - https://www.weber.com/US/en/home/
Big Green Egg - Kamado style ceramic oven/grill - https://biggreenegg.com/
BBQ and Smoker grill information and accessories - https://www.acehardware.com/
GrillBlazer Grill Gun - Charcoal and Wood starter - Grill Gun
Other useful Links
Amazon -https://www.amazon.com/ - Amazon has numerous emergency products including many food items from Emergency Essentials, Augason Farms and others.
Ready.gov - https://www.ready.gov/ - This is a US Government website that has a lot of good information available. Definitely worth checking out.
Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org/ - Good information on various aspects of preparedness. They also have a learning center.
PG&E - https://www.pge.com/ - PG&E has some very helpful tools to assist in knowing what you may need in an emergency and how to plan/prepare.
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/ - we have found a vast array of information on YouTube. Just be careful and validate the things being presented.
These are just a few of the links that can help find preparedness items and strategies. Finding different ideas and strategies can actually become good family fun and not burdensome. We recommend using "TV time" if you watch a lot of TV. This way it won't take more of your time in the day.