The Pantry Primer: A Review
By Daisy Luther
All it takes is reading the headlines for a few days with the slightest sense of awareness to realize that this country is in trouble. With crises … Read the rest
All it takes is reading the headlines for a few days with the slightest sense of awareness to realize that this country is in trouble. With crises … Read the rest
Stockpiles: they aren’t just for pantries anymore!
You might be wondering where on earth you can stash all of the food required for a one-year pantry. Unless … Read the rest
After 3 months of careful budgeting, shopping, food preservation, repackaging, and stockpiling, we now have a one year food supply. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have … Read the rest
Food storage calculators recommend 300 pounds of grains per person for a one year supply. For a family of four, that is a whopping 1200 pounds of … Read the rest
To be efficient, every pantry requires certain basics that allow for scratch cooking. A good pantry should have everything you need to whip together a pie, … Read the rest
One area in which many pantries are lacking is protein. Because meat is so perishable (and also expensive) it is often the most neglected frontier of the … Read the rest
In every relationship there comes a time when you have to sit down and take a serious look at the future. Where do you want to go? … Read the rest
Weekly grocery shopping is not the way to quickly build one-year food supply. But now that I have built a base, over the past two weeks I … Read the rest
Your pantry is only useful if you can make tasty, filling meals from it. It is vital that you purchase “ingredients” rather than meals, so that you … Read the rest
This week, I’ve expanded beyond “groceries” – the week to week purchases that are made with meals in mind – and made some bulk purchases that have … Read the rest
One of the best ways to build your healthy stockpile is to preserve local organic foods when they are in season. My favorite way to do this … Read the rest
You’ve been plotting the creation your stockpile. You’ve made a meal plan, taking into account foods that can pull double duty as “right-now” meals and as “storage … Read the rest
It’s really easy to get sucked into purchasing food for the here and now, and to forget about creating a stockpile. We live in a “just in … Read the rest
