A pilgrimage to resource efficiency 

Long Term

The Blogging Pilgrim

    Old world self-sufficiency in a new world … 

So much of our lives literally revolves around the kitchen. We eat all our meals together there, sharing the day’s challenges and successes. It served as the school room and the family room for playing games. Plans for the day and the future are discussed and solidified over food and drink. The bills get paid, records are kept and taxes figured there. Seeds are spread on the table while planning the garden and jars are sorted and filled there at harvest time. Quilts and clothes get cut and sewn on that table. Neighbors and friends are always welcome to share a cup of coffee and baked goods of the day. Wonderful memories reside in the kitchen while delightful new, little people come to add their chapters.

One Year Food Packages

Complete packages of food for one or more people for one full year. Each package has total weight and nutritional information. The packages vary in contents from basic survival to deluxe variety to accommodate your specific needs. Complete one year food packages from the basics for one person to deluxe variety for four people. Our one year food supply packages have the calories, proteins and other nutrients for one or more years. Included are grains, beans and other legumes, dairy products, meat substitute, freeze-dried meat, vegetables, fruits, baking ingredients, snack

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Storable Food Variety Packs

Variety packages of dehydrated and freeze-dried fruits and vegetables, meat substitute, baking needs and cereals. Expands your long term food storage, adds assortment and versatility. Incorporate as much versatility as possible into your long term food storage plan by adding our storable food variety packs.As you accumulate items for a long term food storage, you may find that you have covered the caloric requirements through grains and legumes but have large quantities of the same thing. This approach will sustain life but may become boring. Storable food includes most of

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Storable Foods in Cans

Dehydrated fruit & vegetables, baking ingredients, milk, meat substitute, grains and legumes in #10 cans make starting or expanding a food storage program far easier in limited space. Buying a wider variety in smaller quantities can make using your food storage more interesting. Get greater variety in your food storage with different fruits, vegetables and desserts in #10 cans. For many, storage space is a premium, making #10 cans the ideal way to store food for emergency situations. Nine cases (54 cans) fit nicely under a queen size bed. Even

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Food Storage Variety Packages

Fruit, vegetable, meat substitute, baking, dairy and cereal packages to fit your unique needs. One year food packages with a wide variety of grains, soups, stews, fruits, vegetables, desserts, snacks and meat substitutes. Food storage packages can bring peace of mind. We’ve done the hard part of planning food for one year by counting the calories, grams of fiber and protein in our ‘one year supply’ packages to provide a nutritionally balanced diet. For those folks who have been preparing over time, we have fruit, vegetable, baking, dairy, meat and

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All food is storable food, let’s talk about the long term.

The term storable food actually covers all food. Storable food, simply put, is stored away for later use.  Even fresh food is stored for days in the refrigerator. The real question is how long a particular food item can be stored, what difference the processing method makes, when it starts to lose nutritional value or change in consistency and when it becomes dangerous to consume. Home canned food can be stored for anywhere from a year to a decade depending on how acidic it is, if it’s heavily salted, or

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