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Page 1: How to Start an Emergency Food Supply at Home

How to Start an Emergency Food Supply at Home

Page 2: How to Start an Emergency Food Supply at Home

Emergency preparedness and food storage go hand in hand, but trying to begin a home food supplyfor a year or more all at once is overwhelming. By taking it one step at a time anyone is capable ofestablishing long term emergency food storage, all with minimal cost and stress.Start Storing Foodin Small Increments

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Whether the goal is to store enough food for a few months or a year or more, the key is startingsmall. Don't worry at first about whether it's possible to reach that goal. The worst thing to do is tofeel so overwhelmed that nothing ends up getting done. Remember that a two-day supply of food isbetter than nothing, and get going.

If long term storage seems to demanding, break it up into more manageable chunks. Firstconcentrate on stockpiling enough food for a few days, then a few weeks, and so on. Work into itgradually; trying to do it all at once will be nothing but stressful, expensive, and frustrating.

Buy Usable Items for Food Storage at Home

It's silly for a lactose intolerant person to stock up on powdered milk, and equally silly for someonewho gags at the sight of boxed macaroni and cheese to buy cases and cases of it for storage justbecause it's cheap and stores well. All food storage should be usable and easy to rotate into dailymeals.

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At the grocery store, start by noticing what goes into the shopping cart. Every time a shelf-stableitem goes in, buy three or four extras (or more, if personal finances allow.) If this simple foodstorage tip is done consistently, it will add up to a significant supply in no time. Just make sure torotate and use items regularly to prevent wasting anything.

Check Out Long Shelf Life Foods

Store bought canned goods typically last 1-2 years, so they are sufficient for a several month'ssupply of emergency survival food (provided that they are rotated and used efficiently.) Somefamilies with long term food storage also use alternative canning methods to stretch their foodsupply even further.

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Dry pack canning is a popular method for long term food storage because of the long shelf life itprovides. While all foods are not suitable for this type of canning, using it can result in foods thatwill be good for 5, 8 or even 20 years.

Deciding to begin a long term food supply for emergency preparedness is a step in the rightdirection, but even the most well-intentioned people encounter obstacles in building their supply.Don't get overwhelmed by the long term goal; just focus on the first few weeks or months. Bygradually stocking up at the store and possibly looking into long shelf life canning, it's not actuallythat hard to begin food storage at home.

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