Here’s A Good Reason To Store Food
1,160 ViewsI can only imagine what Mountain House food cost 37 years ago. But rocketing food prices are cause for real concern. Mountain House had a September price increase and another one is coming in January.
I’m more concerned about the growing global food shortages (if you need a password, try username: bushsucks, password: bushsucks) because there will come a point where the supermarkets simply won’t have what you want. This happens in every disaster, the stores shelves are stripped bare in a matter of hours. What will happen in a national disaster or manufactured “crisis” situation?
Food bought now just makes good sense. You simply can’t go wrong, food is a better investment then gold, silver or real estate (really). There are a number of information pages on my website that cover some of the common questions regarding storable food.
I definitely don’t recommend you store your food in an attic or garage, constant, cooler or colder temperatures are better then high temperatures to ensure long life and nutrition.
It’s a safe bet — food will never be any cheaper then it is today. Either you have some food security, or you will forever remain a victim of rising food prices and coming global shortages. Get your food storage NOW.
October 30th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Well, yes, perhaps. Storing some things is very highly recommended, but if there is anything close to the civilization changing event actually coming as predicted by some here then simply storing food will be grossly inadequate. You must get seeds, and learn how to grow them year around. Learn how to raise animals. Learn how to harvest natural foods in your area. Become a net food producer, not consumer. That will be your only chance long term under such a scenario. See alt.survival or misc.survivalism for more constructive discussions and links to preparation sites.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Correct about inflation; I’ve been thinking something similar myself. At food’s current rate of inflation, buying 6 or 12 month’s food is going to provide short term protection from food spikes, as well as shortages. Even if shortages fail to materialise, you’ll have peace of mind about your supply (and learn the valuable skill of managing your reserves).
Regarding growing your own: this needs to be part of a complete strategy that also involves food reserves. I doubt that many of us in urban or suburban areas will be able to make that transition in a single growing year. Even those of us who are capable (and I do know one family who work their garden, growing bio-intensively), who also need to have supplies of grain and other staples, as these can’t be grown in sufficient supply.
So,
1. Get your reserves (this can be done VERY EASILY). Do this ASAP.
2. Learn how to grow your own (this takes a lot of time, and has a steep learning curve)…not just growing, but the right kinds of fertilisers (organic), soil ph, micro-climates, pest prevention, storage (canning), etc. etc. etc.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:32 am
There are several problems with being dependent on exclusively growing your own food. It is very difficult to grow wheat in your backyard. It is dependent on availability of seeds, adequate water, etc. Plus it makes you a target for hungry people that don’t have food. The cost of a Superpail of wheat is rising but is still very cheap compared to growing your own. It has been shown that stored wheat can last for centuries. Wheat discovered in tombs from ancient Egypt were planted and grew. In addition, nobody needs to know that you have stored superpails. Wheat is but one example but the same basic concept applies to all food.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Plus.
I grow a lot of my own food and I watch with alarm the droughts and floods effecting the country plus the new insects and plant diseases. Without cheap petroleum, pesticides and disease control won’t be available, water won’t be plentiful. I can’t even begin to guess what pestilences will effect your crops in a few years, and insect resistance happens in a few generations, sometimes, so stockpiling pesticides may or may not work.
Lose a season of growing food you totally depend on and your family might starve to death. I’ve got over 150 quarts of canned products I put up. Shelf-life is 3 years….after that the quality decreases. I’ve got other stored produce I grew. I got mice and other issues….only so much storage space, and many of these only store one winter.
We ALL need emergency food….preferably of the dried kind with a long shelf-life and small storing space needs. Plus; some food needs to be hidden away.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Way to go Paul!
October 31st, 2007 at 6:17 pm
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Check out the October 30th entry. After you go down the page past the first 5 charts, you will see some eye popping stats on the rate of foodstuffs rising. The barley rise explains why my favorite beverage has jumped nearly 60% in less than 1 year. I’ve ordered 4 years of food from this site. As soon as I can figure out where to put 2 more, I’m buyin’. I’m stocking up on ALL the essentials ASAP. It’s coming, people!!