What foods to buy

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Khan

Thanks everyone for all the good suggestions and information.

Samuel

I would purchase a 1 or 2 year supply of food for every person in your family.. freezedried is the best.. ever been camping and had mountain house food! next is dehydrated... rainyday foods is good, provedent pantry is good... the places where to go is www.freezedryguy.com

and emergencyessentials.com the freezedry food can last upto 50 years.
dehydrated about 20! the main thing is get more than what you think you need!

if you join a local food coop. Or start your own. I did: http://www.dailypaul.com/...

can seeds be frozen for later use?

The UN has released a call for additional funding to help with food aid program and to assist farmers, citing 40-80% inflation in prices in some areas -- some countries expanding or implementing rationing (Egypt and Pakistan) and price controls (China and Russia); and since 2000, the U.S. has reduced its surplus.
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Gwen Kraft

"Personal Liberty & Personal Responsibility" -- Dr. Ron Paul

"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom." -- Bob Dylan

Grains: beans (dried beans), flour, bread: most fundamental stuff of life.

Oh, I see rice was mentioned too.

Well, thats for openers.
Mother Earth News still exist?

50 lb gunny sacks of rice will keep a very long time in a cool dry basement or closet. You can survive easily in good health on rice I mean countless millions of orientals have been doing it for thousands of years.

there is no pending collapse, but keep a few days supply of non-perishable food in case of things like snow or power outages

stevequayle.com also has another distributor for storage foods!

freezedryguy.com this site is great for freeze dried food and dehydrated food..

http://www.efoodsdirect.c...

Food for one year, 15-20 year shelf life.

When you can't afford to by meat anymore,a hunting you will go!We live in the woods and
there are deer all over the place
eating my flowers.Rabbits too.
My boys are excelent shots and
great at fishing.Stocking up on a little food won't last long enough,
you need to learn how to hunt and fish as well.There are also tons of wild blackberries here for desert!Go out in the country and see what you can find.

I would look at moutain house.. the freeze dried food they have is great!
it also has a shelf life of 30+ years! also dehydrated food is good too!
by buying this kind of food you are locking in todays food prices.. 5 years from now i guarantee they food prices will be astronomical... and betterhalf aka saul4paul... just shut up and go along with your merry old life.. you won't prepare but you will remember.

Remember to store food for your pets, too. Having a dog around to protect you and the family is a good thing to do but remember to store food for them as well.

Don't forget your med's. Suggest stocking up on the important one's but mark each one with the date and rotate them.

An extra pair of glasses would be a good thing to have.

Make sure that your whole family has a joint plan and a meet up place and date.

Powdered milk is a very good thing to stock up on.

Make sure that your car is in good working condition and never let your fuel gauge drop below half.

We, as a group of fellow Ron Paul supporters are a family and as such we should all agree on a central communication link. Maybe Mike at DP will be that particular link. Staying in touch will be very important for us and the country. Such a link could provide good information sharing that will be required for at least the first year or two.

Remember this, there is a reason why the Boy Scout's chose as their Motto: "Be Prepared". Then once prepared, go on with your life, help others and be happy.

This advise and all of the other applies to most any disaster and therefore is something that every responsible person should think about doing.

This was an excellent thread. I've saved a copy for later. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

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In my experience buying local foods is the safest and economical. I do not believe that genetically modified foods are safe or that foods irradiated or sprayed are safe. I have eaten natural foods my entire life and will continue to do so. I grew up in rural Utah and my parents raised our food. We had a large garden, chickens and other foul, pigs, rabbits and beef. We milked our cows and harvested our own eggs.

For more info contact these websites.

www.eatwild.com
www.localharvest.com
www.westonaprice.com
www.slowfood.com

Supporting your local food suppliers is the absolute best way to ensure you have quality food now and in the future. Anyone can get a small chest freezer for 50$ and put away a 1/4beef. This will feed a family of four for 6 months.
Another option is to participate in a local garden project. For a very small fee a person can join Community supported agriculture project or CSA and get weekly bushels of veggies. Many CSA's also include milk, eggs and cheese. These were formally known as Victory Gardens. Please check your local sources.

Planting a salad and herb garden is essential for every person reading this post. Please search lasagna gardening on the internet for more information.

Places to check are local farmers markets and local health food stores. This is not a drill!!!! This is real and you need to seek out local farmers and food producers for safe and natural food choices if you do not produce your own.

Another choice is to learn to preserve your own food. Canning and lacto fermentation are the two best options. Many veggies can be preserved with these methods. At least 1/4 of the veggies should be preserved the lacto fermentation method as they have readily available enzymes, vitamins and minerals that are life enhancing.

Ideally, 1/2 should be preserved this way for optimal health and energy.

Freezing should be limited to meat and the few veggies that do not freeze or can well like green beans and cauliflower.

These are books I recommend:

Nourishing Traditions-Sally Fallon
Eat Fat Loose Fat-Mary Enig
Wild Fermentation-Sandor Katz
Stocking UP-Carol Hupping
Putting Food By- Janet Greene
Good Calories,Bad Calories-Gary Tauebe

These are not isolated books but the best I have found on the subject. If you have any questions please them to lydialynlang@yahoo.com

I have had the pleasure of being raised with the knowlegde of using local and natural food choices. I am nearly 43 and have so much experience to share. I was very fortunate that I grew up in such a rural area. My parents were self suffificient because it was best for the family.

Urban and Sub-Urban individuals do not despair, you also have choices.

I have found so many choices for urban and suburban families.

Do not stop looking for local food choices! You can do it!

and begin eating foods that can be stored in bulk. White rice lasts longer than brown rice but both will last for years if kept dry and free of insects.

Whole hard, red, winter wheat is ideal and can be bought in 50 or 100-lb. sacks, mixed with diatomaceous earth (for insect control. It abrades their waxy exterior and they die of dehydration before they can reproduce), which is perfectly safe for you to eat. Just make sure you DON'T USE the type sold for swimming pool filters!

Once well mixed, scoop in into double-lip 5-gallon metal cans that you can probably buy in the nearest large city. A really big funnel will help you get the grain into the can without filling up the groove for the double-lip lid. (Some people, me for instance, use scrubbed-out drywall joint compound buckets instead. Make friends with a drywall contractor.)

Store dry beans in the same way. They can also be bought in 50 or 100-lb bags. I'm just finishing off the last of a 50-lb purchase of soybeans that's probably six or seven years old. Local LDS Church members should be able to hook you up with suppliers.

You should buy a good hand-crank flour mill and maybe an electric one too to help you get started using whole wheat in your healthy new diet. Whole wheat can be eaten without grinding either by cooking whole as "groats" or sprouting in a large screen-covered jar.

Sprouted wheat can be used at various stages. Start by soaking wheat seeds overnight. Drain and then rinse daily. When the sprouts are about as long as the wheat kernel they can be ground in a regular food grinder and baked at flat loaves. Add some salt, honey, dried fruit, nuts, and slather with vegetable oil and you will have a terribly delicious and nutritious treat.

If you put the wheat berries in a flat dipping tray and let the sprouts get really long, you'll have a crop of tender wheat grass. Shear it off with scissors and juice it for an unbelievably good cup of dark green juice. Or you can eat it like a rabbit if you like :-)

Locate a beekeeper in the Yellow Pages or on the Internet and ask if they have any 60-lb cans of honey for sale. You can put this up in smaller containers or pay more to get it in smaller containers in the first place. Honey will crystallize in time but liquifies readily with heat. It's just a major chore to heat a 60-lb. can in a washtub full of water. (Never boil honey. Always heat it up sitting in heated water.)

Using the same double-lip 5-gallon metal cans you can store salt and powdered milk purchased in bulk. Buy your favorite spices in one-lb. foil-lined bags. Much cheaper that way. Again, LDS sources are good.

Following this strategy you can afford several years' worth of stored food for the same amount as you would pay for one year of freeze-dried food products and be in a better position to feed others.

I noticed an older couple buying bulk in a serious way. I thought they were pretty smart. Everything is going up in price. They will save money in the long run.

Stay away from the Twinkies. The expiration date is one day before they go moldy.

Essentially i believe you really ought to be preparing for a really long camping trip. So i won't limit myself to just food but also how you put food in your mouth.

I prefer Thia jasmine rice myself...

I keep alot of instant noodle soup as well as soup base.

Pancake mix that doesn't require eggs or milk.

Rice Dream is a beverage packaged in a type of box that keeps for a very very long time, without refrigeration. Good if you're lactose intolerant. There are other variants aswell from Soy to Almond.

Powdered protein. I recommend one that is very simple without alot of added supplements. Something fairly pure and without sweet artificial flavorings. Meaning plain. You can try some different protien sorces aswell. Soy, rice, whey are quite common. However males should limit their soy intake unless they wanna start turning into girls. lol

And you ladies should limit your ginsing intake unless you want to become bearded ladies. lol

There is a product on the market called "EmergenC" it is a powdered beverage mix with fortified vitamins and minerals. There are other brands if you cannot find this one. But be sure to try it out first and make sure you can get it past your lips. lol

Bulk dry fruits and trail mix. Don't just settle one one type of trail mix it will drive you crazy. Get a wide assortment.

Oatmeal is an incredibley powerful complex carbohydrate. The particular way it's digested delivers a sustained energy unlike say straight sugar that spikes, drops off, and causes "muscle burn".

Cliff bars or other energy bar. Again these are packed with complex carbohydrates that deliver a high impact yet smooth energy boost.

Go get a vacuum sealer. "seal-a-meal" or what have you. I recommend this because once you have packaged your loose foods this makes it easy to pack up and take with you if you gotta leave in a hurry.

Sugar and Honey never spoils. Glucose, however is a specific type of sugar which the body can absorb the easiest. I recommend any product which makes use of this sugar. To be use when you gotta go someplace on foot right now!

Distilled water, store as much as you can.

A water filtration system and posibly a propane insta-hot water heater.

A propane stove and camping cookware.

The ability to make fire. Never overlook or underestimate this incredible power. Have multiple methods, light anywhere stick matches, cigarette lighters, flint-n-steel.

Crank powered LED flashlight and radio

Solar powered battery recharger

AC/DC power converter

Small generator you can carry solo.

An all weather hammock and 4 season sleeping bag. This combo is much much more versitile than any tent system.

Medical kit. Get at least one good sized one if not two.

A good multi-tool pocket knife. Leatherman or what have you.

I know i wne beyond what you were asking but all this stuff you should have anyways incase of natural disaster.

A years supply of Oreos.....There is no pending collapse...But any excuse to eat Oreos is fine with me

private stills were outlawed way back when because farmers made their own fuel as well as whiskey? and it was good fuel, better than what they had to buy. Private enterprise was sacrificed by our governments for the oil business even back then.

Lets get home stills legalized in our lifetime !!!!!

How deep does the rabbit hole go. We are slaves even in what we drink.

That said, I agree with poster below about storing that whiskey.
It only ges better with age...

Know we know why it was put in our water:

Fluoride reduces cognitive ability and "dumbs down" the person.
1ppm (part per million) is devastating to your brain.

Fluoride was used by Hitler and Stalin to sedate their prisoners and make them docile. When they fluoridated the water, they found that one guard could do the work of four.

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note: this was intended for a reply to another comment, but somehow it ended up here.