Weekly Prep Challenges

Each week I share a weekly prep challenge to help you gather food storage and emergency supplies over time makes it affordable. Sign up for my weekly email here. If you can’t afford something I suggest or haven’t the time to complete a challenge, just jump right in next week. You CAN do it!

JANUARY: Organization, 72-Hour Kits & Bread-Making

• WEEK 1 – Create a Preparedness Game Plan
• WEEK 2 – Organize Your Pantry Food
• WEEK 3 – Learn to Make Wheat Bread
• WEEK 4 – Begin a 72-hour Kit

FEBRUARY: Communication, Breakfast Foods & Oats

• WEEK 1 – Add Food and Water to 72-Hour Kit; Evacuation Plan
• WEEK 2 – Buy Food Storage Breakfast Foods and Oats
• WEEK 3 – Stock Up On Dental Supplies
• WEEK 4 – Add Emergency Cell Phone Apps

MARCH: First Aid, Beans & Fish

• WEEK 1 – Buy Beans and Fish for Food Storage
• WEEK 2 – Stock up on First Aid Supplies
• WEEK 3 – Buy Long-Term Food Storage Beans
• WEEK 4 – Plant a Vegetable Garden; Add Items to Your 72-Hour Kit

APRIL: Sanitation, Tomatoes & Pasta

• WEEK 1 – Stock Up on Pasta and Tomatoes
• WEEK 2 – Buy Emergency Cleaning Supplies
• WEEK 3 – Buy Home Sanitation Supplies
• WEEK 4 – Buy Long-term Food Storage Pasta

MAY: Emergency Cooking, Condiments & Spices

• WEEK 1 – Buy Emergency Cooking Supplies
• WEEK 2 – Buy Condiments
• WEEK 3 – Buy Spices and Flavorings
• WEEK 4 – Buy Picnic Supplies

JUNE: Emergency Light, Water & Beverages

• WEEK 1 – Buy and Fill a Water Storage Container
• WEEK 2 – Buy a Cooler For a Power Outage
• WEEK 3 – Buy Food Storage Beverages
• WEEK 4 – Buy Lights for Power Outages and 72-Hour Kit

JULY: Fire Safety, Rice & Meat

• WEEK 1 – Buy Fire Safety and Rescue Equipment
• WEEK 2 – Buy Rice for Food Storage
• WEEK 3 – Buy Meat for Food Storage
• WEEK 4 – Stock Up on Clothing Basics

AUGUST: Emergency Shelter & Vegetables

• WEEK 1 – Buy Food Storage Containers
• WEEK 2 – Buy Emergency Shelter Supplies
• WEEK 3 – Buy Food Storage Vegetables
• WEEK 4 – Gather Emergency Shelter Activities

SEPTEMBER: Emergency Power, Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

• WEEK 1 – Buy Food Storage Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds
• WEEK 2 – Buy an Emergency Generator
• WEEK 3 – Add Shoes, Shirts and Pants to 72-Hour Kit
• WEEK 4 – Buy a Preparedness Book, Gas Shut-off Key, and Can Opener
• WEEK 5 – Buy Fabric and Thread

OCTOBER: Emergency Heat, Oils & Fats

• WEEK 1 – Buy Food Storage Oils and Fats
• WEEK 2 – Inventory Blankets and Warm Accessories; Add Warm Accessories to Your 72-Hour Kit
• WEEK 3 – Buy a Winter Coat and Boots
• WEEK 4 – Learn How to Fix a Broken Window; Buy a Portable Space Heater

NOVEMBER: Laundry, Soups & Baking Basics

• WEEK 1 – Buy Food Storage Baking Basics
• WEEK 2 – Buy Canned and Dry Soup for Food Storage
• WEEK 3 – Add Emergency Tools To Your 72-hour Kit
• WEEK 4 – Buy Emergency Laundry Supplies

DECEMBER: Inventory, Sugars & Vitamin C

• WEEK 1 – Buy Food Storage Sugars
• WEEK 2 – Buy a Year’s Supply of Vitamin C
• WEEK 3 – Buy Liquid Dish Soap and Hand Soap
• WEEK 4 – Take a Complete Food Storage Inventory

Best wishes and stay healthy,

Valerie Albrechtsen
The Food Storage Organizer

Purchase my food storage and emergency preparedness items in my Etsy shop.