Emergency management experts recommend having enough food, water, and essential supplies to shelter in place for at least 72 hours following a disaster. During this time, power outages are common. This means families need to rely on alternative ways to prepare meals and manage basic needs.
Lights Out Cooking offers a practical solution with flexible, nutritious recipes that can be prepared with limited resources. The cookbook also includes:
• Tips for preparing emergency food and water supplies
• Guidance on using alternative cooking methods
• Food safety information for power outages – What to keep and What to toss
Consider adding a copy to your family’s emergency kit—or recommending it to the communities you serve. Watch for resources to help you share this cookbook with your community.
Marketplace Listings
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English, Spanish, or Combined Digital Download: https://marketplace.unl.edu/extension/featured/lights-out-cooking-a-72-hour-emergency-preparedness-cookbook.html
Print Version (English/Spanish): Coming Soon to Marketplace! We will announce when the spiral bound hard copies of the books are in the warehouse in an email to faculty and staff.
These sturdy books would be an important addition to your personal or office emergency kits. Consider purchasing a book as a gift, to support a fundraising event, or provide as a door prize at a program.
• There are no shipping charges if the books are picked up at the Warehouse. Coordinate pick up by emailing unlextension@unl.edu.
• Tax-exempt organizations can also email unlextension@unl.edu and request to be entered into the system so they don’t have to pay taxes on purchases.
For Nebraska Extension Faculty and Staff
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The emergency preparedness tips and resources in Lights Out Cooking are relevant across all Extension program areas.
• Free Staff Download: Access your copy from the shared folder: Lights Out Cooking
• Every Nebraska Extension office will receive a printed copy of the cookbook that can be used to help answer questions during an emergency event like a power outage.
Keep it handy!
Hosting a Program or Workshop? Get a discount code for your participants.
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If you're using the cookbook as part of an event or program, reach out to Cindy Brison, cbrison1@unl.edu, or Soni Cochran, scochran2@unl.edu to request:
• A Discount Code that allows participants to download the digital cookbook (English or Spanish) for free or at a reduced rate.
• A link to the PEARS evaluation tool for tracking preparedness programming impact.
• Link to a printable card and label template that can be used at your event or program to share the Discount Code.