Emergency food storage ideas

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Permalink Reply by Liam G on March 3, 2011 at 4:29pm

You could freeze fruit. Dried fruit. Canned if all else fails.

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Permalink Reply by pradtf on March 3, 2011 at 6:23pm

greetings rtd!

you may get some ideas from our gallant tarah whose thread is along a similar line:

Staying Fruity in Antarctica

(lots of possibilities there which might work for you)

 

in friendship,

prad

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Permalink Reply by Raw Type1 Diabetic on March 3, 2011 at 11:17pm

Thanks, Prad!  That thread gave me tons of great ideas and it was so inspiring!!!!  I am planning on stocking up on dried figs, dates, mangoes, pears, watermelon, pineapple, etc. I have access to my cousin's HUGE dehydrator and I think I will buy a bunch of organic fruit and dehydrate it then stick it in airtight containers.  That sounds so much more appealing than having to eat vegan split pea soup out of a can!!!

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Permalink Reply by Mikey on March 4, 2011 at 7:10am

If you get dried figs from the store make sure the sund dried and no perservatives are used. Make sure to resoak dried figs. Dried figs are pretty good for emergency store because they last long and high in calorie for a realtively small amount. Blended re-soaked figs with spinach and water makes a good caloric soup

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Permalink Reply by Liam G on March 4, 2011 at 7:49am

I'll have to try that soup

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Anne Pumpkin on March 4, 2011 at 8:00am

People dehydrate watermelon?

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Permalink Reply by Liam G on March 4, 2011 at 8:10am

Haha. What would be left?

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Permalink Reply by Julia on March 3, 2011 at 11:42pm

Seeds for sprouts..

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Permalink Reply by Raw Type1 Diabetic on March 4, 2011 at 4:17am

Thanks for the link--AWESOME!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Hobson on July 6, 2011 at 11:46am

We store up to a one year supply of food for our family of five, plus water and a water purification system. Our staples are rice, oats, wheat and pinto beans. All of it is vegan, as we have been vegan for decades but only recently 30BaD. We also store all types of freeze-dried and dehydrated vegetables and fruits, and are currently working on expanding that part of our storage. Just added two cases of dehydrated bananas! Freeze-dried fruits and veggies are much nicer, but also a lot more expensive.

 

The majority of our storage is sealed in #10 cans with oxygen absorbers and can last up to 30 years. The suggestions above are all good ones for short to medium-term storage. We store things like that as well. The problem is that as long as we have fresh fruit and vegetables, that's what we're going to eat. With our long-term storage we don't have to worry about rotating or using things before they go bad. The Emergency Essentials catalog is a good place to get started.

 

While we are prepared for a SHTF situation, it's not our primary concern. We do have the means of defending our home very well, but see it as an outside chance that we'd ever have to use it. We mostly plan for loss of income, whether that be just our own or a wider economic collapse. We also like the option, and have used it, of being voluntarily unemployed for extended periods of time. It's nice not having to ever be worried about eating during those times. I have also lived through multiple hurricanes and ice storms, have been without power or access to the outside world for weeks at a time. Speaking of which, we can also cook and heat our home with stored propane, without the need for electricity.

 

We have had this discussion on here before. Expect a lot of "live for today" rhetoric and "you can't prepare for everything" so do nothing at all! Oh well, to each their own. I have life insurance, auto insurance, health insurance...this is food insurance!

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