Building a Resilient Life, One Layer at a Time Life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us, whether it’s a snowstorm that knocks out power for days, a sudden job loss, or something as dramatic as a pandemic or civil unrest. The worst thing you can do is panic. That’s the whole point…
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…
We’ve talked about the need for a 3-month supply of food, the kind of food that is in your pantry and that your family eats every day. You’ll be glad you have this food as a cushion against the ups and downs that the world can throw at you. But to make your preparedness plans…
Every good long-term food storage has five components: 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…
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…
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…