Where is the best place to get food for preparedness

Thank you.

I have purchased a lot of stuff from http://beprepared.com

Happy with everything I've purchased so far...

Yours in Liberty,

Shovel

i'm amazed at how resouceful and self sufficient RP supporters are. I myself am working on a wind power generation system.I found you can do it relatively cheap if you do it yourself. I'm goin shoppin for a wood burner next. I've learned this stuff makes for a great passtime and hobby to channel your disgust. I wouldnt be doing this if I hadnt heard "the message"

Thank you. I am open to any and all ideas/suggestions.

as my husband and I have little work, in our home businesses in the winter, so we store food for winter, and our income is not high, or even medium. We live in the west, and dehydrate our vegetables, and can some, like salsa, and pickles, In the west you don't need electric to dehydrate. In the east, you could make a solar dehydrator, (google solar dehydrator, homemade). We also live in an area where there are a lot of hunters, so let it be known, if you do too, that you will accept any gifts of venison from hunters, and butcher it and make it into jerky, and can it, if you have time for that. I ensure future years of meat by giving home canned food, etc. in exchange, or for thank you gifts.Wheat Montana Farms good place for grains, organic (but not govt certified organic, like who cares?) so cheaper.

for all the help. You've given me a lot to research and learn.
Any idea where to find heirloom seeds?

Since you can buy several years' supply of dry beans and grains through your local food co-op for the same money as you would spend for a year's supply of freeze-dried food or MREs, and could therefore feed several times as many people in exchange for trade items, protection, or other services, you should by all means consider that route. If wheat was the sole grain in your diet, you would need about 300 lbs per person/year. I just bought twelve 50-lb. bags (600 lbs.) of hard, red, winter wheat berries for $36 each.

Yesterday I visited a drywall company and got twenty "empty" joint compound buckets and lids for free to use as food storage containers. They still had a pound or two of "mud" in them that I'm scraping out before I wash them.

At the Blue Seal farm & garden supply I bought a six-lb. bag of gardeners' diatomaceous earth to mix with the wheat before I seal it up in the joint compound buckets. A cup of diatomaceous earth per 100 lbs. of wheat, well mixed, is all that's needed to keep any insects that might be already in the wheat from multiplying. The tiny silaceous exoskeletons of the unicellular diatoms that make up diatomaceous earth abrade the waxy exteriors that seal insects' moisture inside of them and they die of dehydration. This physical insecticide is safe, even healthy, for you or your vertebrate pets to eat. It kills roundworms in the intestinal tract. Try mixing a tablespoon of it with your dog's food for a week or so and see the difference it can make. (Warning DO NOT USE diatomaceous earth intended for swimming pool filters.DO NOT USE!)

I plan to put up dried beans in the same manner.

A hand-cranked flour mill and a multi-fuel Coleman camp stove (and lots of stored stove fuel) should be included in your survival supplies so you can at least cook your beans and make flat bread if the utilities fail. If you don't eat a lot of whole wheat now, you should increase it and other whole grains in your diet. It helps prevent colon cancer and maintains a stable blood sugar level, plus you want to be accustomed to your survival diet before you have to depend on it. You should also consider using your survival foods periodically to make your own bread or tortillas (bean burritos, yes!) so an electric flour mill would save you a lot of healthy exercise at the hand-crank mill.

Two other recommended storage foods are skim milk powder and honey. You'll probably find both in a co-op catalog. If you are unfamiliar with coops, they are essentially food-buying clubs in which people combine orders and buy in bulk directly from coop warehouses, receiving shipments on a monthly basis, either at a private residence or a friendly place of business with a loading dock. If you join one, there will be a surcharge that can usually be offset with your volunteer labor on pickup day. Ask at libraries and health food stores if you can't find one on your own.

I just got these freeze dried fruit snacks at Costco that are pretty good. They're all natural, non-GMO, and Kosher. ;-)

http://www.brothersallnat...

efoodsdirect.com, the food is dehydrated from fresh raw, DOES NOT contain MSG, GMO and no imports. It is made to order. Check it out.

Mountain House dehydrated brand.
survivalacres dot com.
Check out the 120-day food pantry kit.
Ships to your door. Easy storage cans. No ultrachemically ingredients.

But, do some research. You'll know what is best for your needs.

Best wishes for your future.

Depending on where you live, the freight could eat up the savings to you. I recommend whole grains, legumes, etc. These take more time to prepare, but you get tons more food for your dollar (and less space to store). They are also versatile in being able to sprout them for fresh vegetables and vitamins.

Here is a site I came across last week that has not only resources, but also online tutorials to show you what to do with the food and other resources you haven't previously needed:
http://www.simplylivingsm...

You need to register for full access to the info, (which also gets you more ads for their sponsors), but it doesn't cost anything and the info is really good. (Besides the sponsors are where you get the things you need.)

truthy... there are 2 kinds you can buy.. dehydrated and freezedried...
mountain house is the maker of freezedried foods.. this stuff is awesome! go to freezedryguy.com he sells both! this stuff has as much as a 50 year shelf life.. another good place witht eh best prices for buckets of wheat etc.. is emergency essentials... they are in Utah..I'm not sure what the addy is for there web addy.
I have no affiliation with either place this is where I bought my stuff!

All of this food is AWESOME.. I find my self snacking on bananas, raspberry's etc straight out of the can.. if you need any other advice on this let me know.. there are a couple of other places that sell also..

beans, rice, grains, canned goods. Buy your own dehydrator and grow a garden. You will pay a fortune for a supply of super-preserved foods, and when they are gone, they are gone. Get self sufficient.