It’s time to talk about protein. Protein is the building block of life. Whether we’re talking about a 3-month food storage or a long-term one year food storage, it’s important to have a good supply of protein-rich foods in your food storage. Imagine if you were unable to go grocery shopping for two weeks or…
For the first time in almost five years, I’m adding a new goal to the list of January goals. It’s an easy-to-do goal, perfect after the stressful weeks of the holiday season. And since we’re all going to lose weight and exercise more (right?) what better time than now to start experimenting with new recipes?…
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. Beans store forever Properly stored (that is, away from heat, moisture, oxygen and bugs) beans…
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…
Get the best out of your garden You probably already know that farmers rotate their crops every year. This is to prevent their soil from becoming depleted and to ensure a productive harvest. Good gardeners will do the same thing and for similar reasons. Some types of plants are heavy feeders. Others share similar diseases.…
This is the time to sprout This time of year, winter colds and bugs may be starting to get to your family. Your bodies need an extra boost of nutrition and fresh vegetable goodness. All that food we preserved from last year’s garden is dwindling and it will be a couple more months before we will…