1. PREPARING FOR
THE UNCERTAINTIES
OF THE FUTURE

2. The SINGLE WORST Mistake
You Can Make in Food Storage
Variety - Most people don't have enough variety in their storage. Ninety five percent of the people have only stored the four basic items : grains, beans, honey, and salt. Statistics show most of us won't survive on such a diet for very long.

3. Weekly Food Ration for British Sailors in 1808:
Bread/Biscuits 7 lbs
Beef : 4 lbs
Pork: 2 lbs
Peas: 4 cups
Oatmeal: 3 cups
Sugar: 6 oz.
Butter: 6 oz.
Cheese 12 oz.
6 lbs of bread or flour,

4. Planning Your Food Supply
Grains: Wheat, rice oatmeal, corn, corn meal, masa, popcorn, flour, pasta, bulgar, barley, quinoa, farro
Legumes: Beans (pinto, red, kidney, black, navy, lima), lentils, split peas
Sweetners: Sugar (brown and granulated white), honey, molasses, corn syrup, agave, stevia
Spices: Salt, pepper, powdered garlic, ALL of your commonly used spices
Flavoring: Bouillon, dried onions, fresh garlic, dried peppers
Cooking Agents: Baking Powder, baking soda, cocoa, oil (olive, canola, corn), yeast, powdered or clarified butter, vinegar (apple cider, white, seasoned)
Vegetables: Canned goods, home canning, dried soups, potatoes, carrots
Fruits: Dehydrated and sun dried fruits (raisins, prunes, etc), canned, home canned, jellies, preserves

5. Planning a Food Supply Rule Number 1 Rule Number 2 Rule Number 3
Don’t forget the basic cooking supplies of oils, spices, etc.
Rule Number 2
Variation, Variation, Variation…
Flavor, texture and appearance ARE important
Rule Number 3
Use your storage items in day-to-day meal planning
Reduce your dependence on Prepared items
Rotate your canned goods into your meal preparation

6. Preserving a Food Supply
Canning
Dehydrating
Freezing
Dry Storage
Cool Storage

7. Means of Storing a Food Supply
Vacuum Sealer with Lid Accessory
Mylar sealers
Canning Jars
Canning Lids
Buckets
Mylar Bags
Zip Lock Bags
Water Bath Canner
Pressure Cooker
Canning Tools
Oxygen Absorbers
Desiccant

8. HOME
CANNING

9. Pressure Canning Method
HOME
CANNING
Water Bath Method
Pressure Canning Method
Vegetables
Meats
Fish
Soups & Sauces
Soup Stock/Broth
Fruits
Jams
Jellies
Tomatoes

10. Dry Storage

11. Dry Storage
Grains
Pasta
Legumes
Sugar
Processed Flour
Spices & Salt
Dehydrated and Sun-Dried Foods

12. DEHYDRATED
and
DRIED FOODS

13. Dehydrating and/or Drying
Fruits
Vegetables
Herbs and Seasonings
Medicinal plants
Meat

14. COOL STORAGE

15. Cool Storage
Dry Storage
Damp Storage
Potatoes
Onions
Apples
Squash & Pumpkins
Carrots
Parsnips
Rutabagas
Radishes

16. Cool Storage

17. FROZEN

18. Freezing Meats Poultry Fish Fruits Processed Vegetables Soup Stock
Remember you can always use your freezer to buy time for later canning at YOUR leisure

19. OFF-THE-SHELF

20. FREEZE-DRIED

21. PREPARED MEALS

22. Acquiring a Food Supply
RULE #1
If you can’t GROW it, MAKE it, or TRADE for it…. BUY IT
RULE #2
BIGGER is cheaper… the cost is in the packaging
RULE #3
It is FAR BETTER to have a good variety in SMALLER QUANTITIES than to have a TON of stuff that is repetitive, boring, or unusable without other components

23. Acquiring a Food Supply
Buy in bags of lbs
Buy Case lots
Use Group Purchasing
Shop Restaurant Supply Stores
Shop Costco
Grow a Garden
Raise Chickens/Rabbits
Buy a ¼ Beef
Buy fruit by the case/box
Trade and Barter
Glean

24. Acquiring a Food Supply
Buy extra every time you shop
Start a budget for Storage Items and shop SMART
Use Group Purchasing… go in with friends for case
lots or mega bags of bulk items
Shop Restaurant Supply Stores or Costco
Shop SALES and COUPONS
Grow a Garden
Raise Chickens/Rabbits
Buy a ¼ Beef
Buy fruit in season by the case/box
Trade and Barter
Glean

25. Managing Your Food Storage
Date ALL food as it goes into your storage, regardless of
source (Black Sharpie)
Rotate all canned foods within three (3) years of
acquisition
Put bait or traps around and below your storage shelves
to keep out ALL rodents
Keep an inventory and keep it CURRENT
Store like items together
Insure that your shelving can support the weight of your
food
Setup your shelving to be earthquake proof and that
your food is secure from falling

26. Managing Your Food Storage
MILITARY ADAGE:
TRAIN like you fight and FIGHT like you train
Experiment with preparing meals from scratch using
recipes and off-the-top-of-your-head ideas
Use your near out of date food items in your daily meal
planning
Add new items as you find recipes that you like that have
ingredients that you don’t stock
Learn to home can in order to add components that are
pricey or low in quality

27. Managing Your Family's Expectations
Managing Your Food Storage
Managing Your Family's Expectations
Don’t expect that your family will always appreciate the
meals that you prepare
Provide Comfort Foods where possible
Provide desserts, fruit, or sweets whenever things start to
get boring
Provide occasional snacks of nuts, cookies, dried or fresh
fruit , or popcorn
Provide vitamins on a daily basis
Flavor water or milk with powdered products and learn how to make alternatives from fresh produce

28. DEFEAT: The act of being defeated can best be assured by poor preparation, lack of planning, failure to anticipate, and coupled with inaction and the failure to adapt…