The thing is, a lot of people know of the likely possibility of society breaking down, but are turned off by the cost of putting back a years supple of of non perishable foods. Should one die simply because of being poor? I think not. I am at the bottom of the economic ladder, in fact some of the best people I have ever met are in the same financial condition.
My own food storage is based on the Mormon plan. The Mormon plan for stockpiling consists primarily of four basic food items: wheat, sugar and or honey, powdered milk and salt. From these four basic ingredients, a wide variety of foods can be prepared.
The advantages of this plan is that these four food items are relatively inexpensive, readily available, storage is simple and the wheat, sugar and salt will store indefinitely under proper conditions. If you are as poor as I am but still want to prepare for the worst, then the Mormon food storage plan maybe you best option.
After you get the basic foods (wheat, sugar, powdered milk, and salt) in the needed proportions then it is a simple matter to add other foods as you get the extra funds. Pinto beans, mixed beans, rice, and split peas can be added with little expense and will add a little variety your diet.
Remember to date your beans, peas and rice and rotate into your everyday foods, most beans have a shelf life of only about two years, this way you always have fresh supplies on hand.
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Great thoughts. I agree. I am a Mormon and store as you have said as the foundation for my plan. The big challenge is getting people who currently only eat food out of wrappers to actually grind grains…and soak beans…as many never have…and don’t know what to do with them.
Lot’s have stored lot’s of wheat and don’t have any way to grind them. Or only have an electric grinder. Good luck if the power is out!
Maybe some of you can help me. I am allergic to wheat. I can eat it once it’s been sprouted (I’m allergic to something in the seed coat). I am storing wheat for wheat grass and for my family – but does anyone have a suggestion for something cheap, stores well for someone like me? Does anyone have recipes for breads, etc. with sprouted wheat?
Michele…
Rice, barley, oats….you get the drift. With a hand crank grain mill you can make rice flour….etc. Sorry, don’t have any recipes to offer at this time. All the best….OH, and corn…you could always grind the corn and make corn tortillas :)
There are many sites devoted to making all types of bread if you just use any one of a number of search engines.
I use barrels with removable tops and sealing rings I leave out in the open.
I put a barrel liner in them and fill them with wheat and seal the liner and then seal the barrel. The next year everything is just as I left it. You can sprout wheat as you need it, let it dry and grind it. This is a site with some great
recipes for non-wheat bread http://www.cookingbread.com/gluten_free.html
Some recipes using the ingrdients of the Morman food plan would be interesting
I am currently reading Passport to Survival, which is based on using wheat, salt, honey, and powdered milk, and it has tons of recipes in it. It was written by Esther Dickey, a mormon.
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Survival-Four-Foods-Store/dp/0394492285
I am currently reading Passport to Survival, which is based on using wheat, salt, honey, and powdered milk, and it has tons of recipes in it. It was written by Esther Dickey, a mormon.
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Survival-Four-Foods-Store/dp/0394492285
We have a situation now we didn’t have 20 years ago and I suppose it’s because of GM crops and spraying them with RoundUp. Almost every farmer no matter how much land they had used to plant several rows of beans, peas, okra, corn, and other staples. We always considered this homegrown food a delicacy and canned it every year. It’s nearly impossible to find someone willing to grow these crops anymore and the fact the country is over-run with wild feral hogs makes growing even harder to do. My wife and I will gladly harvest on the halves any crop someone has grown. Most people who do this don’t even require you to harvest any for them but do this anyway as they will always remember who gave them picked veggies they let them pick out of their patch. I would appreciate it if anyone knows of heirloom veggies that are nematode resistant. We farm in the sand and they’re always a fight.
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