Archive for ' Food Storage'

Action Step: Find a local wheat source & stock up Posted:January 19, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Action Step: Find a local wheat source & stock up

There’s a reason why survival minded people buy wheat and not flour.  Wheat has a shelf life of decades, while flour is only good for a year or so.  Even if you’ve never ground wheat to [...]

15 Reasons to stock up on peanut butter Posted:November 30, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

15 Reasons to stock up on peanut butter

Peanut butter is packed with nutrients. It has an incredibly long shelf life, even when opened. Peanut butter is a great addition to any bug out bag or emergency kit. Peanut butter is a necessary ingredient [...]

REVIEW: Food Storage Made Easy Posted:November 18, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

REVIEW: Food Storage Made Easy

Earlier this year, Jodi and Julie of Food Storage Made Easy sent me a copy of their e-book.  I was in the middle of writing my own book, which included a couple of chapters on food [...]

Easy guides to canning your own foods Posted:October 26, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Easy guides to canning your own foods

More and more Americans are returning in record numbers to the days of canning to preserve food.  Canning jars and supplies have been disappearing from store shelves and families across the country are rediscovering the satisfaction [...]

How-to: Storing food in buckets Posted:September 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

How-to: Storing food in buckets

One of the top category of questions I get via email has to do with storing food.  For the beginner, storing food in buckets sounds bizarre and mysterious.  Here are a few tips to de-mystify this [...]

Survival Survey: Why not go vegetarian? Posted:September 16, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: Why not go vegetarian?

One of the very first purchases we made, The Paranoid Dad and I, was two cases of freeze dried meat.  I knew we could grow our own produce and that canned veggies and fruit were cheap, [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Those PETE containers Posted:September 12, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Those PETE containers

Ever since I was in an episode of “Doomsday Preppers”, I have had many people ask me about the PETE containers I use to store dry goods.  I use one-gallon PETE containers, although they come in [...]

An Augason Farms Breakfast: a review Posted:August 31, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

An Augason Farms Breakfast: a review

When Augason Farms asked me to review their scrambled egg mix, pancake mix, and milk drink, I was more than happy to give it a try.  Who doesn’t like a hearty breakfast of pancakes and scrambled [...]

Posted:August 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Forever foods and your food storage pantry

The original list, “10 cooking staples that can outlast you“, was written by Laura Moss.  It’s great info for anyone stocking up on food and would make a good addition to your Survival Mom Binder.  The [...]

Posted:August 08, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Simple Food Storage Meals for Tight Times: Stock up on three months worth, fast!

When a summertime monsoon storm is on the way, I quickly track down my kids, bring them indoors, and prepare to hunker down.   It’s a mom-instinct.  We  unplug the computers, make sure all the windows are [...]