With the LDS Church's recent emphasis on Food Storage I thought I would post a poll to see how we're all doing. Putting aside enough food for a few months can be very difficult, let alone storing a whole year's supply, but it is possible. So even if you've just started don't get discouraged and quit, just keep building it one can/bag/jar at a time! Here's the poll:
If you have some good tips we'd love you to share them with us.
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If you have some good tips we'd love you to share them with us.
Related polls:
Could You Survive Without Power for 14 Days?
Are You Prepared for an Emergency?
Next Poll: Do You Believe We Lived Before Birth?
Previous Poll: Do You Believe in Life After Death?
As a collage student it is not reasonable for me to have a years supply of food. I do understand that I should have a supply of water. So I should do that
In the food storage pamphlet, “All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage,” the First Presidency said, “We realize that some of you may not have financial resources or space for such storage. Some of you may be prohibited by law from storing large amounts of food. We encourage you to store as much as circumstances allow.”
See http://lds.about.com/b/a/257333.htm
We are encouraged to do what we can and store as much extra food as possible, however small it may be. Starting with a supply of water is a great way to begin!
I have been working on this, and discovered several items that are quick to cook in an emergency besides heating up endless cans of spagettios. COuscous takes boiling water and then you shut off the heat, concerving power when your power may be off and you are using alternative fuels. Quinoa and risoto are also quick cooking. If you don’t want to try them make sure you have minute rice (there is also a brown rice minute rice). When the power goes out you really need to think about what you are going to use your Coleman fuel on!
Heidi, thanks for your great ideas and pointing out the importance of fuel and thinking about how much you will have and be able to use for cooking.
As a recent “survivor” of the Kentucky Ice Storm earlier in January, of this year, I thank God for the training and wisdom received from my Mormom brothers and sisters. We had barrels of water, enough simple foods and fuel to maintain 11 days without electricity (heat) or phone in the frigid KY weather. Starting with things like a campstove and small propane bottles, peanut butter, crackers, soups and eating the perishables from the refrigerator first, made living bearable until we were able to afford a generator. We have a small food storage (about 6 months worth) and plan on canning meat after we lost several hundreds of dollars of food from a failed freezer. It is wise to start with even a little… like protein items such as beans, peanut butter or soup and other stable, non-perishable foods, and acquiring more to the storage as possible, even just a few dollars wrth a wk. After seeing others have to rely on extraneous sources for basic living needs and learning that my daughter plans on coming to us if a disaster hits, we are adding to our storage on a larger scale. We’ve even saved wood from the downed trees in the area. My grandmother’s old potbelly stove will be installed (safely) this summer to have another source of heat and cooking capability. Thank you for the wonderful ideas and comments shared in your blog.
What a great resource this is! It’s friendly and informative. This is my first visit & I found tons of good stuff for my upcoming lesson on 72 hour kits. Go to ready.gov and search CERT for another great, free resource in emergency preparedness. Our ward has 14 trained Community Emergency Response Members and we have enjoyed fun, fellowship, and peace of mind training & serving together. It has been a blessing to our family.
5 gallon buckets + Mylar bags + oxygen absorbers. Just add food.
1) No power? We can sprout our wheat berries, other whole grains, and beans (mung are easy) if they are organic (and maybe if not organic?) Soak overnight in non-chlorinated water in the dark; rinse 1-2 times a day and keep in dark in cool place until sprouts appear. Keep cool and eat up before they show mold. Very chewy but nournishing.
2) DO save enough food for the poor LDS members who are indigent, elderly, disabled and poor, who couldn’t even afford everyday food. You will be blessed for doing so,.Yes, we’re around. Thanks!