What’s One Prep You Wish You’d Started Sooner?

[StarlitNavigator]

Wish I’d started learning about water purification a lot earlier—so many methods, but I didn’t realize how tricky sourcing and storing clean water could be until a boil notice hit. What’s one prep you all regret not prioritizing sooner?

 

[TeaTimeTalisman]

Really wish I’d started growing medicinal herbs in earnest much sooner. Store shelves empty faster than you think, and having stuff like calendula or echinacea on hand has saved me a lot of worry (and trips to the pharmacy). Didn’t realize how long some of these take to establish, either. Anyone else struggle with getting a perennial herb bed going, or is it just my rocky soil?

 

[BlueHarborTea]

Looking back, I should've started pressure canning meals way sooner. It seemed intimidating at first, but it’s actually not so bad once you get going. Having ready-to-eat jars on the shelf has made emergencies (and regular lazy days) a whole lot less stressful. Anyone else