FOOD for SELF RELIANCE
FOOD for SELF RELIANCE
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If food supplies become scare, each individual who is self sufficient is one less person who will be dependent on government handouts, and one less person clamoring for the governnment to "take care of them". The more people who are self sufficient, the less liklihood of a totalitarian regime gaining power in the aftermath of Y2K. We do have one common sense suggestion...buy products and food stuffs that you KNOW how to use...if you're a "microwave TV Dinners" type person, it'd be wise to stick up on MRE's instead of buckets of grain, or, at least, learn how to prepare the "raw foodstuffs" BEFORE Y2k.
*Food
Storage F.A.Q. Alan T. Hagan has put countless hours into development
of this FAQ on food storage. It's an excellent resource for anyone interested
in putting away food for difficult times.
*Ideas
List for Food Stuffs lists of different "survival foods",
a good starting point. Site also has similar lists for medical supplies
etc.
*Food
Co-Opslisting of food cooperatives with URLs or City/Phone # for
coops with no URL, On-Line coop shopping coops and resources for food coops
*Y2K
Food Store lots of info on emergency food, storage, links to order
online
*Food
Preservation canning basics, root cellars.
TOOLS for COOKING & PREPARING
Eagle Stove: New Zip Stove like having a portable fire pit Over 35,000 BTU/hr. &endash; almost double the output of the Sierra described above &endash; and boils water by the gallon. Like the Sierra, the Eagle has an adjustable speed fan for forced ventilation. The damper control allows for adjustable heat and fuel conservation. The standard "D" call power supply provides over 35 hours of cooking time.Even without the fan, the Eagle has a strong natural draft and still works fine. 8 lbs.,12" x10" x 12" high #AA3018 $59
*Solar CookerA great solar oven you can build quickly from two cardboard boxes
*Solar Food DehydratorMade from two cardboard boxes, some clear plastic wrap, and a little tape. You can build a nearly free solar dehydrator.
*Outdoor Oventhe practical cooker/baker could serve nicely in any remote area where supplies are scarce and the most common building materials are stone, earth, wood, and salvageable scrap metal.
*Coffee Press Makes 16 oz of delicious "pressed" coffee (similar to drip) with no electricity.
*Quick Cook Grill the grill that burns newspaper
*Cakes in Jars How to Bake cake and bread in the jar, seal, keep up to a year.
*Home Brewers has Corona Grain Mills for $39.99
*Retsel featuring Retsel "Little Ark" grain mill
*Universal grain Mill inexpensive grain mill, $35.00
RECIPES
*Eggless Mayonnaise Recipe
* Cheese Making
*Drying Foods Info on drying food including recipes.
*Dehydrating Foods includes blanching time chart.
*Hardtack Recipe from SOAR (the Searchable online archive of recipes)
*Recipes by Trailwalker
*Salt Curing Meat in Brine Curing meat by using a salt brine was a widely used method of preserving meat before the days of refrigeration.
*Preserving Meats Thousands of recipes for preserving meats and fish.
RAISE/GROW YOUR OWN
*
Raising Catfish in barrels From the Kurt Saxon web site, article
by Philip and Joyce Mahan
*
Plans for Greenhouse This publication presents plans and instructions
for an easily constructed greenhouse that costs about $100 and may be used
for many purposes.
*The
Ark Institute survival seeds, non-hybrid gardening, info on current
US supplies
*Heirloom Gardening database for those who are wanting to become more self sufficient by growing and saving seeds from open pollinated vegetables.
*Burpee Heirlooms order free catalog
*Back to Eden
*One of the best sources for Jerusalem Artichoke tubers is the Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, IA (Seed Saver Exchange, RR 3, Box 239, Decorah, IA 52101.
*Permaculture and Sustainable Living Intro to permaculture (permanent plus agricculture)
*
Gourmet Mushroom Products growing kits, medicinal uses
*Wylie Mycologicals mushroom growing kits, spawn makers
ORDERING SURVIVAL FOODS
Here are a number (by no means an exhaustive listing) of online
resources for survival foods. We do not recommend any particular brand or company, and would suggest checking local availability first (shipping adds to cost.)
Survival foods can be:
*canned goods from your supermarket (shelf life averages 2-3 years, check individual manufacturer packing date date on can & count from there)
*
freeze dried,nitrogen packed foods
1. raw food require hydrating and/or cooking, shelf life (unopened)5- 15 years, opened (with plastic lid) shelf life 3-6 months); everything from TVP (texturized vegetable protein) to apple slices, usually in (1 0 gallon)cans
2. MRE meals ready to eat (just open & heat), shelf life 5- 15 years, individual -family size servings
MRE'S
*SOPAK
CO. version of MRE's (military style) available to public
*The
Wornick Co. offers MILSPECTM, the first commercially-available
MRE that meets the same specifications required by the U.S. Department
of Defense for field rations.
Order from The Wornick Company 800-565-4147;
Major Surplus & Survival 800-441-8855;
Atlanta Army-Navy 800-241-9414
*
Myers Custom Supply Sopaco and Wornick MREs, Alpine Aire products
MRE's and FREEZE DRIED RAW FOODS
*Art's Emergency Foods really does deliver within 6 weeks! (as of 9/27/98) Standard line of dehydrated foods, TVP, veggies, etc.
*Adventure Foods Adventure Foods can repackage most items with special nutritional blends for diabetics and persons with lactose or wheat intolerence. The additional cost is modest. Good selection of MREs, dehrydrated foods.
*Best
Prices Storable Foods MREs, canned goods, freeze dried
*Emergency
Essentials Provident Pantry's version of MREs, good selectin freeze
dried foods
*Freeze
Dried Foods features Hardees Camping Foods
*Harvest
Foodworks soups to complete meals,individual portions, freeze dried,order
online
*Mountain
House Foods has state by state listings for retail outlets
.....*Mountain
House Foods order online, freeze dried, individual & family
dinners to desserts
*Alpine
Aire Foods freeze dried, desserts to complete meals, "gourmet"
style
*Ready
Reserve Foods canned foods, years supply for four; good basic "food
plan"
.....*Secure
Future Food & Supplies Catalog featuring Ready Reserve foods
.....*Ready
Reserve Foods another source of Ready Reserve foods to order online
*Happy
Hovel Foods vacuum sealed and flushed with nitrogen to remove the
air to make it suitable for long term storage; grinders, etc
*Monster List of Links
*The Egg Store Dried eggs in quantities as low as 1 lb. Recipes too.
*Dakota Traders
100% Pure Bulk Honey, Bee’s Wax Emergency Candles,Bulk Soy Food Products, Nutritional Products
*VISIT OUR
SELF RELIANCE BOOKSTORE for books and manuals on food storage, edible wild plants, recipes and more.
*VISIT OUR COMMUNICATIONS PAGE for forums on Survival Foods, Gardening etc.
LSRY2K State Contact Program for those interested in contacting others in their state or province who are intrerested in Y2K.
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