HAVE MONEY BUT LESS TIME?
There’s no shame in that!
Just this morning, a good friend emailed requesting the web address for ordering food storage directly from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m so glad she asked about this option because it reminded me that ANYONE, with a credit card, can easily purchase basic food storage supplies and have the products delivered to their home in two to three weeks. Yes, this type of year supply is going to cost more than if she was able to can the products herself at one of the Home Canning Centers, but as far as I can tell from the price comparisons I’ve done, ordering the pre-canned dry goods from the LDS Church is still far cheaper than any other source.
Just go to www.ldscatalog.com and click on Family Home Storage. My friend has a family of five so I’m recommending that in order to complete a year supply based on the amount suggested on www.providentliving.org she could purchase:
10 cases of pinto beans (312 lbs.) $367.50
10 cases of quick oats (156 lbs.) $232.50
20 cases of red wheat (696 lbs.) $610.00
20 cases of white rice (684 lbs.) $870.00
For $2,079.00, her family will have 1,848 pounds of the least expensive food on the planet, that lasts the longest (30 years or more when stored properly), and it all COOKS WITH WATER. What’s not to love? This is food that would sustain life. It’s edible insurance. If purchasing online makes sense in your family’s budget, I hope you’ll get it done!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:14 am
And let’s remember that there is nothing that says you have to make the purchase all at once! If you can afford a monthly “food storage insurance” payment of $20-30 dollars you can quickly build up a supply one mail-order case at a time. Our closest cannery is several hours away, so canning there on a regular basis isn’t very feasible. And ANYONE can order the canned food for delivery. You do not have to be LDS.
Another possibility for folks far from a cannery is to purchase food locally and can it for long-term storage using a portable dry-pack canner. Many stakes have one available for use. You can also store grains in empty PETE bottles (those clear ones that juice comes in) with an oxygen absorber and have results almost as good as with metal cans. Here’s a link explaining how: http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/2005/sharing_stations/50.htm
May 12th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Excellent information Elizabeth! Thanks for sharing great tips!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Thanks for that link, Elizabeth! Lots of really helpful info I hadn’t seen before!