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Is It Too Late?

Emergency Prep Basics, Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage BasicsBy CharleneNovember 16, 2020Leave a comment

The end is near. It’s all downhill. It’s SHTF time. Time to kiss civilization good-bye! Just watch the news. News stories of political and social unrest, financial uncertainty, weather and climate disasters and an on-going pandemic. It’s no wonder that many people are panicking (or near panic.) It really does look like The End is…

Long-term Storage: Salt

Food storage, Food Storage BasicsBy CharleneSeptember 15, 2019Leave a comment

Every good long-term food storage has five elements: Grains, legumes, dry milk, honey and salt. With these five ingredients you can make a million tasty and healthy meals for your family. We’ve already discussed wheat, beans, honey and milk in detail. That just leaves salt. So let’s go. Why store salt? Salt is vital to…

Long Term Storage: Milk

Food storage, Food Storage Basics, UncategorisedBy CharleneSeptember 3, 2019Leave a comment

Dairy is an important part of our diet. It provides protein, fat and calcium, all essential for good health. And it’s essential to some of our favorite foods: cheese, yogurt and ice cream. And who can eat cookies without a glass of milk? When you are thinking of putting dairy into your food storage, you…

Why Beans?

Food storage, Food Storage Basics, September GoalsBy CharleneSeptember 2, 2018Leave a comment

You’ll see here at PHC (and in most food storage plans) the advice to make beans a central part of your long-term food storage. Why? Here are four good reasons you should  make beans an important part of your food storage. They store forever Properly stored (that is, away from heat, moisture, oxygen and bugs) beans…

Buy Commodities to Complete Your Food Storage

Food storage, Food Storage Basics, September GoalsBy CharleneAugust 8, 2018Leave a comment

Complete Your Food Storage with Commodities After you have acquired your three month food storage you may want to consider getting a long-term storage. This is a food storage that can be safely stored for decades. It is built around basic commodities such as wheat, beans, rice, honey, salt and dry milk. Legumes (beans and…

Which Wheat Grinder Should I Buy?

Food storage, Food Storage BasicsBy CharleneMarch 8, 2018Leave a comment

Which wheat grinder should I buy? This is a question that I get all the time. The answer is “It depends.” It depends on how much you can spend, how often you will use it, what space restrictions you have, what kinds of grains you want to grind and if you want electric or hand-powered.…

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