Category: Food Storage

Emergency Food Storage Tips

When the SHTF the last thing you want to worry about is where you’re going to get your food. As Hurricane Katrina proved, the government and FEMA can’t be relied upon to save you in time of emergency, so it’s up to you to keep yourself and/or your family fed for as long as it …

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The Importance of Powdered Milk for Long Term Storage

In order to prepare for emergencies, it is always a good idea to have stocks of food for long term storage. One of the best items to have as part of that supply is powdered milk. Powdered milk, also called dry milk, has many everyday applications and uses for emergency food stuffs. The greatest benefit …

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1 Month Food Supply Giveaway

It’s All About Calories – 142,040 calories to be exact, and all of them are found in our One Month Food Supply kit. That is enough calories to properly feed and nourish 3 Adults for an entire month (or 2 Adults/ 2 young children). Our Calories are: 100% vegetarian, making them nutrient-dense. You actually need …

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Survival Kit Storage Locations

You never know where you’ll be when a disaster or emergency occurs, so in order to prepare for the worst, it is best to keep survival kits in places where you spend most of your time. For the majority of people, these places will include their home, car, and office. Naturally, a home survival kit …

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Long-Term Food Storage: Grocery Store Preps

Long-term food storage is an extremely important aspect of prepping and off the grid living. Making sure that your family can survive a disaster, regardless of the duration, is rightfully a top priority. Scoring bargains and understanding what should be stocked on the shelves will help stretch the food preparedness budget further. Although grocery store …

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Choosing the Right Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden

For first timers, getting a garden started can be challenging. Having a successful garden depends upon a wide variety of factors including what vegetables you decide to plant, where your garden is located, dealing with pests, the time and effort you have to put into your garden, the weather and much more. In addition, there …

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What will make your garden grow? Black gold!

If you are giving more than lip service to being prepared (assuming you have a decent yard), then you almost certainly have planted a nice garden to supplement your family’s supply of vegetables and fruits. A garden has so many things going for it, not only can it reduce your food bills, you can preserve …

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Edible Plants in Urban Areas

Foraging is a great, free way to find nutrients and sustenance in the wild. If you live in a city, you probably find it hard to believe that anything that grows in your neighborhood would be safe, even healthy, to consume. Well, there are in fact plenty of plants that grow in urban environments that …

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How Important is Water, Really?

Everyone knows water is important for survival. Go 1-2 days without it and you’re in for a pretty bad time. The human body is 65% water and 2-3 liters of this water is expelled every day via sweat, urine, and excrement. This means you need to replace that water on a VERY regular basis or …

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How to Keep Produce Fresh for Longer

Fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of any diet. These food items provide many essential vitamins and nutrients our bodies need every day. On the other hand, produce is extremely difficult to keep fresh for long. Fruits and vegetables spoil rather quickly compared to canned and processed foods. In the United States, families …

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