Long-Term Storage

A Message from Amy

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This is Amy, your new emergency preparedness specialist.  I am very excited about this new calling as I have loved emergency preparedness and food storage for over 20 years now.  I recently attended a 3-day emergency preparedness conference, where I was reminded again of the importance of preparing for the future events, (events that have been prophesied of for thousands of years now) that will take place before the return of the Savior!  We have had a lot of warnings and a long time to prepare for these events, yet statistics show that only 6% of the members of the church have in storage what their family will need in times of an emergency!!!  I am hoping to help the members of this ward increase the 6% statistic to 100%.

In an effort to help you be prepared, I will be offering bulk food items on a regular basis.

I will give a due date of when you need to have in your order AND payment for the order. If I do not have the payment ON TIME it will not get ordered!

The first month’s item is HONEY!!  The new crop of honey was just extracted from the hives in august. So it is very fresh, Utah honey. I LOVE honey! In fact, I have studied the properties of honey for a long time and could write a book about it, but I won’t bore you with that! I will just give you some of most basic but profound things honey can do for you.

-Honey has been consumed for thousands of years for its health benefits
-Honey has been known to treat allergies, fight infections, and heal wounds and burns
-Honey has been known to help with colitis, ulcers, constipation, acid reflux and hay fever
-Honey is helpful with night cramps, insomnia, aching joints and boosting immunity
-Honey can provide instant energy for athletes and can even help with depression
-Honey is one of nature’s most natural healers

HOWEVER, honey ONLY has these medicinal properties if it is RAW, UNFILTERED, UNADULTERED, AND HAS HAD NO PRESERVATIVES OR WATER ADDED TO IT.

PURE RAW HONEY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND ON GROCERY STORE SHELVES.

Honey is one of the most important food storage items and if it is truly raw will stay good for many, many years (some sources say hundreds).

A tub of honey would be a great Christmas gift for those hard to buy people in your life!!

*This honey will be available from Oct. 11- November 4, 2015
*I will have the honey available for pick up by Nov. 8, 2015
*Make checks payable to Amy
*Order forms will be available on Sunday

60 lb – bucket of honey for $160 (great for long term storage)-
24 lb – bucket of honey for $72 (great for long term storage only lighter)-
30 lb – case of 6 smaller tubs for $95 (great for daily use)-
5 lb – bucket of honey for $17 each

Stock Your Pantry!

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Here is a list of pantry basics. Adapt the list to suit the needs of your family.

Tomato sauce
Tomato paste
Chicken, vegetable and beef broth
Canned veggies (corn, green beans, peas, tomatoes) and beans (black, kidney, pinto, white)
Dried beans (black, white, kidney, pinto) and rice
Canned soups: cream of chicken, mushroom, celery
Ready to eat canned soups: chicken noodle, tomato, vegetable beef, chicken and rice, etc.
Bouillon: chicken, beef
Canned meats: tuna, beef stew
Dry ingredients, flour (wheat and white), sugar, yeast, baking soda, baking powder, *spices, brown and powdered sugars, cooking spray, cocoa, chocolate chips, cornmeal, cornstarch, bread crumbs, powdered milk
Cooking oil
Evaporated milk
Sweetened condensed milk
Cereal
Crackers
Jams and jellies
Extracts: vanilla, lemon, almond, orange, peppermint
Dried fruits
Jell-o
Nuts: walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts
Dried pasta: spaghetti, linguini, fettuccine, penne, egg noodles
Peanut butter
Condiments: bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, mayo/miracle whip, honey, syrup, molasses, olives, pickles, salsa, soy sauce, vinegar, worcestershire sauce

*Spices: allspice, basil, bay leaves, chili powder, cinnamon, cloves, cream of tartar, cumin, garlic, ginger, Italian seasoning, dry mustard, nutmeg, onion powder, oregano, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, sage, salt, seasoned salt, thyme, vanilla

Three Month Food Supply – What is it?

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What am I supposed to have in my food storage?

There are three main components of food storage:
1. Food supply (three-month and long-term)
2. Water supply
3. Financial reserve
Store foods that are a part of your normal diet in your three-month supply. As you develop a longer-term storage, focus on food staples such as wheat, rice, pasta, oats, beans, and potatoes that can last 30 years or more.

How much food storage do I need?

Take the amount of food you would need to purchase to feed your family for a day and multiply that by 7. That is how much food you would need for a one-week supply. Once you have a week’s supply, you can gradually expand it to a month, and eventually three months. When calculating how much you might need for your family in long-term food storage, multiply the number of people in your family by 2. That is an estimate of how many cases you will need of each of the main food staples (wheat, rice, etc.). Then double the number of cases of either wheat or rice, depending on your preference, to complete your long-term storage.

Where should I store my food storage?

Make sure your food storage is properly packaged and stored in a cool, dry place. If water comes directly from a good, pretreated source, then no additional purification is needed; otherwise, pretreat water before use. Store water in sturdy, leak-proof, breakage-resistant containers. Consider using plastic bottles commonly used for juices or soda. Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.

How much does it cost?

Costs may vary depending on where and how you purchase your food storage. It is important to remember that you should not go to extremes; for instance, it is not prudent to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. Develop it gradually to diffuse the overall cost over time so that it will not become a financial burden.

(Originally posted on lds.org)

It’s January! It’s time to get started!

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First of all . . . Welcome!

Here we are, January 2015. Did you set some New Year resolutions? Did you include some preparedness goals? Well, no matter. Hopefully we are here to inspire and encourage you to begin again, to start from where you are, to get going! That’s what we are going to do!

So let’s GO!

This month, we’d like to start by focusing on one of the most important preparedness items around, WATER.

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Check out this article to learn more about how much water to storage and how to store it.