7 Mistakes of Food Storage

With 99+% dead, except you, of course, who are you hiding your garden from???

 

Melbo
Thanks for the info it makes good sense. I think I have done what it suggests. Didn't do meat as figure on raising some, fishing some, hunting/snaring some.

Now, who want to reccomend a good cookbook for cooking with dehydrated & freeze dried & powdered foods :dunno:

 

Or even better, how about we start a favorite receipe forum for cooking with this stuff

I don't have one yet, haven't tried them....but planning to

 

How about planting veggies in a random pattern where they're shielded from the air, and at least somewhat from prying eyes on the ground? Potatoes along fencelines distant from roads and streets? Along railroad right's of way? Small grains like quinoa and amaranth scattered about pstures?

jim

 

If you can get them to grow that way then it may be fine but most veggies dont do well enouph to survive if haveing to compete with a lot of other vegitation and if its shielded from the sky then it also gets less sun and may not do well.

One thing to keep in mind though if you find stuff that will compete with the other stuff and survive then the truth is most folks, especialy from the city, wouldnt even recognize most garden plants unless they were in a tilled patch. You could have a big bean or pea patch and most folks would walk through the middle of it while starving and still never know there was any food around.

 

Food storage

Does anyone do home canning? My clan keeps me supplied with canning jars. They say that when I run out of things to can, I start looking at them a bit strangely.

 

We do some, once Ican geta cellar put in we will most likely be doinga lot more.

 

The first post is a good one. 7 things to consider when planning your storage. The rest of the thread seems derail for a bit but I decided to bump because @melbo's original post needs to be considered.

I have given myself an assignment of planning 18 months food storage. I think eggs will be an issue. In my assignment I am planning on not having chickens, thus I need egg substitutes. Here is some info on what can be used in baking if you do not have eggs:

Also prior to storing large quantities, go buy the item and try it out. Experiment and see how the family reacts. IMO most people do not use wheat
normally. Know how to use your products.

a) Many people are allergic to wheat and may not be aware of it until they are eating it meal after meal.

b) Wheat is too harsh for young children. They can tolerate it in small amounts but not as their main staple.