Close your eyes for a moment and imagine what would happen if you became ill and couldn't work, or if an earthquake or hurricane or bomb left your community devastated. Or like in our case, the road washed out and our power was out for six days. It happens all the time. When unexpected disasters happen, people who are even a little prepared are much better off than those who have taken their dependence on outside resources for granted.
When you imagine the security of not having to worry about going to the store for even a few weeks, a comprehensive storage system begins to make sense.
Just wanted to take a moment to shamelessly hawk the book linked at the bottom of the right column here, "Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook"
This book is essentially about in-home food storage and preparation (and some water issues). There is significant detail, including things like grains, recipes, preparing sourdough breads/biscuits, dairy products, honey, sprouting, drying of fruits/vegetables. At the end of this book is a huge compendium of preparedness resources, telling where things can be purchased in every US state.
This book is one of the best-known preparedness bibles around. It lays out a yearlong storage program of 15 food and nonfood categories, six of which (water, wheat and grains, dairy products, sweeteners, "cooking catalysts" like salt and oil, and sprouting seeds) are capable of sustaining life indefinitely in a no-frills diet. The other 9 categories are designated "Building Blocks," and improve upon the basic diet and support a more routine, less Spartan existence while relying on stored supplies. The book's main messages--store what you eat, eat what you store, use it or lose it--are at the core of its calm advice and simple, nutritious recipes.
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