I Dare You To Eat It

Thanks to my good friend, Laurie, for sending me an email about a grocery store in Utah that is offering 50 pound bags of white or red wheat for $16.00. I guess you have to go on their website (www.maceys.com) and pre-order, email only, to get this great deal. It seems like the price is about half what you would normally pay.

Years ago, I took an excellent series of classes, from a true food storage maven. Anne taught me that in Utah, because of how dry the climate is, bags of wheat may be slid into a large Rubbermaid garbage can, stacking about 3 or 4 bags on top of each other while the can is laying down, on its side on the ground, and then you just stand the thing up and pop the lid on.

Something to think about if you need to buy wheat and are short on funds or the time to get it canned. We’ve done this in the past and then gone back and canned the product later.

I’m so glad we began buying wheat when our children were little. Even though we didn’t have extra money, we just kept buying a little bit every few months and slowly, over the years, our supply grew into the amount suggested by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What we learned during 25 years of marriage is that we never seemed to have ‘extra’ money. So starting early made a huge difference.

As I’m writing these blog posts I’m able to share the little bits I’ve learned about building a food storage that can simplify the daily routine, starting right now, and also bless family and neighbors in times of need. My tracking website tells me that I’m getting traffic from Canada, Great Britain, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Russian Federation, Czech Republic, Romania, Panama, Australia, and Denmark. I’m thrilled and amazed!

If anyone is interested in learning more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the inspired counsel that encourages provident living, please visit www.lds.org or www.providentliving.org for more information. I’m thankful for both spiritual and temporal guidance that encourages all members, over 13 million worldwide, to organize their families and prepare a minimal amount of storage. When it comes to something as vital as food, it only makes sense to maintain a plan that is independent of what the government and grocery store can provide.

Tags: emergency preparedness, organization, provident living, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wheat prices

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