On this week’s episode I bring you my liberal prepper pal, Brekke Wagoner. She’s the creator and host of the Sustainable Prepping YouTube Channel where she aims to educate through a holistic approach to emergency preparedness. She provides tips and resources in an action-oriented, forward-focused community to empower working women and their families to face any crisis with calm and confidence.
I got to know Brekke over the last couple years on this journey and I interviewed her for this story I wrote for The Progressive last summer about progressive preppers and prepping. I’m super excited to bring her on to help break down some of the preconceptions about preparedness and also to give you tips to prepare.
Learn more about Brekke at www.sustainableprepping.com and follow her at @sustainable_prepping on Instagram.
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I’m also super excited to partner with Brekke on a step-by-step preparedness toolkit. For the next 10 weeks (starting Friday, April 5th), we will be publishing a weekly guide on specific steps to take for disaster preparedness. Along with the toolkit, you’ll receive a workbook that helps you track what you need and take notes along the way, a pared-down “to do list,” and a forum for others in this community to connect with and commiserate or ask questions of on this journey.
This toolkit is available to all paid subscribers. For the early birds out there, I have this limited-time offer of 20% off a paid subscription for your first year if you want to jump on board.
Resources
In addition to the toolkit, Brekke offered some great resource recommendations in the episode.
FEMA Planning Guides (great for beginners)
City Prepping — for intermediate-level preparedness
Survive and Thrive: How to Prepare for Any Disaster Without Ammo, Camo, or Eating Your Neighbor by Bill Fulton and Jeanne Devon (and check out Brekke’s review here)
Brekke’s Sustainable Prepping YouTube Channel, of course! A place to start is here Prepper 101 series — check out this one on water
Credits
Cramming for the Apocalypse artwork by Amanda Burnham
Music by DayFox
Preparedness as a Social Responsibility with Brekke Wagoner - Ep. 6