How to prepare your family to survive and thrive in todays uncertain world
One thing you need to consider for your food storage efforts is the ability to process raw ingredients. One of the biggest culprits here is wheat. It’s not enough to just store wheat, but you need to have a good grain mill as well to convert it into something that’s usable. Grain Mill Types There [...]
So a while back I wrote about how we went in on a whole grass fed beef with my sister. We ended up with about 420 pounds of beef to split between us. We paid about 3.55/lb net after taking the hanging weight loss into account. Considering the amount of high quality meat we got, [...]
A reader asked me the other day about how long canned food stays good, and whether or not the ‘use by’ dates were particularly accurate. I figured the answer to that question would be interesting to more than just him… As is all too often the case, the answer is ‘longer than you are being [...]
Based on the number of questions I’ve gotten about this, you’d think that about 90% of my readership is addicted to coffee. And, well, I can’t say that I am much different. So in the best interests of all of us, I want to share with you everything I know about storing coffee for mid [...]
If you are using containers that have been previously used or have been lying around for a while, you’ll want to sanitize them. And the neat little secret is that you can use the same method to sanitize food buckets as well, so keep that in mind! Sanitizing your water containers is an important step [...]
So a reader asked me the other day about four gallon buckets, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to elaborate on how I store food, and provide some recommendations for suitable containers and whatnot. My Favorite – Four Gallon Buckets I’ve made no big secret of this, I prefer using four gallon square buckets [...]
So my beloved wife has been doing quite a bit of baking lately, and one thing I didn’t understand was the difference between bleached and unbleached flour. At the surface level, it’s reasonably easy to see a difference. Bleached flour is whiter and finer. This is because it has bleaching agents added to it. All [...]
So I have a bunch of four gallon buckets available that are ideal for food storage. Far more than I need right now. I’m looking to unload them. Some details: They’re once-used for food and are food safe They are cleaned out, but may or may not have identifying labels on them They come with [...]
Everyone knows you use wheat for bread, right? But do you know what else you can use it for? Lisa over at The Survival Mom has a good post on alternative uses for wheat. Go check it out! While we certainly use wheat for bread around here, I really like using it for cereal (white [...]
Wheat. The cornerstone of life. The centerpiece of any long term food storage solution and something that should be included in everyone’s plans. But do you know how to take care of it, to properly store it, to keep it safe and ready to be consumed? I’ll assume that you’ve read some of the earlier [...]
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