May 2025 Updates & Shopping Guides
introduction to THE READY PANTRY! *
baby step #0 - 72 hour kit
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What's a 72-hour kit? 🍓🍓🍓 (8:50)
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building your 72 HOUR KIT
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what do i put IN my 72 hour kit? (12:49)
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PRINTABLES: worksheets to guide you + cheat sheets to put in the kit (2:40)
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Just GET STARTED
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Water for 3 days: drinking + sanitation (7:31)
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what food do i put IN my 72 hour kit?
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building your 72 HOUR KIT
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Revisiting and Updating your 72-hour Kit
baby step #1 - 7s + a working fridge *
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what IS baby step #1?
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know your SEVENS
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SEVEN breakfasts
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the WORKING FRIDGE (7:42)
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Resources for your FRIDGE
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staying within your FOOD BUDGET
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why aren't we STOCKPILING yet?!? [steps to build up the pantry RIGHT NOW]
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BONUS: Livestream Recording (14:49)
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BONUS: Livestream recording - butternut squash, broccoli, kale, etc (40:27)
baby step #2 - creating space for your food supply
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Let's touch every single bit of food storage that you have currently (3:35)
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What about those items in the back of the pantry and the mystery roast in the freezer?
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Continue saving your food funds for step #3 (2:41)
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How long will step 2 take?
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Let's tackle the freezer(s) 🍓🍓🍓 (8:30)
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Let's tackle the food on the shelves (4:58)
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Continue with your sevens and your weekly fridge session from baby step #1 (2:05)
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Melissa's spice cabinet - go through step 2 with me in the spice cabinet (24:25)
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Melissa's Kitchen Pantry - go through step 2 with me in the pantry (23:29)
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congratulations! you're ready for step #3! (1:36)
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BONUS: Livestream guided pantry declutter from 1/16/25
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BONUS: Livestream video about baby step #2 (24:46)
baby step #3 - build up a 3 month pantry
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How much food does it take to feed my household for three months?
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Where to START (0:56)
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Remember your SEVENS? (14:19)
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How much space will a three-month food storage take? (2:58)
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shopping in BULK (10:15)
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Buying directly from a farmer (28:38)
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Storing 13 weeks of food
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Water - storage, filtration
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What about: BREAD, buns, bagels, etc?
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What about: FRESH PRODUCE and herbs?
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BONUS VIDEO: Your 90 Day Shopping Plan - Livestream Replay plus resources (30:34)
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BONUS Video: Your 90 Day Shopping Plan - 2nd Livestream (15:29)
baby step #4 - invest 15% of your food money in the future
baby step #5 - discover shelf-stable swaps for your FAVORITE MEALS
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All the possibilities!
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Meal Ideas with Exclusively Shelf-Stable Ingredients (5:48)
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Shelf Stable MEATS (Are you scared?) 🍓🍓🍓
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Pressure Canning 🍓🍓🍓 (13:49)
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Dehydrating
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Salt Curing
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Preserving in Salt, Alcohol, Vinegar
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Fermenting Vegetables
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Learning from locals: foraging, hunting, fishing, and more
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Should I buy a freeze dryer?
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Did I graduate to step #6?
baby step #6 - 12 month food + supplies on-hand
baby step #7 - share the abundance + GIVE BACK! *
RESOURCES
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where Melissa + Cara shop
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what kind of freezer should i buy - a chest or upright?
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Melissa's favorite books
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Melissa's favorite online resources (including YouTube)
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Cara's favorite books
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how to find people + resources in your COMMUNITY
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what to do when the power goes out
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how long does food last?
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list of foods that last FOREVER
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how to shop with THRIVE LIFE - long-term food that actually tastes good (8:56)
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melissa's FAVORITE food PRESERVATION equipment + supplies
On-Demand Produce: Backyard gardens, large or small
PRINTABLES
