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This is What Happens During a Food Crisis

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentpreppper.com These last few weeks, I have been seeing some dire warnings from economic forecasters, about risks of another financial disaster, in spite of good economic news from main stream sources. However, a large segment of our society still seems to be oblivious to the need to prepare. They have no clue what happens when truck deliveries stop, or when grocery stores run out of food. What happens during a food crisis? To find […]

25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them In Your Pantry Now

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By Tess Pennington This article first appeared in ReadyNutrition.com One of my favorite phrases that I tell new preppers is that “your preps are your lifeline.” We must put measures in place before a disaster is upon us in order to have these lifelines available to us when we need it the most. Building an emergency pantry is one of those lifelines that takes both time and planning to make it fully functional. Ideally, you want to store shelf […]

Meal Replacement Shakes for Food Storage

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I was at our local grocery store’s health food section as my teen son was looking for protein powder. We found a large canister of one of the trusted brands at 20% off. With several servings that would last for weeks, I started to think it would not be a bad idea to include meal replacement shakes or protein powder in the food storage shelf. Why include meal replacement shakes in food storage? […]

10 Unusual Foods You Should Have in Your Pantry

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By Lisa Bedford, The Survival Mom This post original appeared in The Survival Mom Modern Americans probably have more food choices than any other group in the history of the planet Earth. I was told about a Japanese student who went to an American grocery store for cereal. Seeing the selection in the aisle was so overwhelming they went home without it that day. For people used to such plenty and variety, beans and rice alone is clearly not a […]

The Organic Canner – Interview with Daisy Luther and Giveaway

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Today we are featuring The Organic Canner by Daisy Luther. For anyone who is not familiar with Daisy Luther, she runs The Organic Prepper and her articles are widely publicized in alternative media. I was excited to read The Organic Canner. Canning is a great skill to learn for self-sufficiency, and it’s a way to add to your food storage supplies at a low cost. Learning how to can has been in my […]

Is Expired Food Safe to Eat?

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Written by Julie This post originally appeared in Home Ready Home Last week, I went through my pantry, trying to get an idea of how much food storage I have. By the time the organizing session was complete, a dozen or so “expired” items sat on my kitchen counter. In the past, I didn’t hesitate to throw a can in the trash if it was expired. And according to an article on Urban Survival Site, I’m not the only one tossing […]

Can Food Shortages Happen Here?

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been seeing news articles about the food shortages happening in Venezuela: people standing in line for hours just to get their basic necessities, their National Guard closely watching shoppers to prevent fights from breaking out, and rows of empty shelves inside the stores. This got me thinking, what would happen if there were food shortages here? Can you imagine having to get in line just to enter the grocery store? Or […]

Review of Valley Food Storage Mango Habanero Chili

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I was contacted by Valley Food Storage regarding trying out one of their entrees. I am always looking for long term storage foods that are tasty. As you know, long term storage foods can be a hit or miss, but I am always willing to try new ones and offer an balanced review. (Note we do not have any connection with Valley Food Storage and are not compensated for doing reviews.) When I […]

Is it Safe to Refreeze Thawed Meat?

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Whenever there is a power outage, we always avoid opening the refrigerator and especially the freezer to avoid letting the cold out. A big worry is that freezer items will thaw out and go bad. Some food items are salvageable, but some are not so clear-cut. This also happens in everyday life: you take out steaks or chicken and leave them in the refrigerator overnight to thaw, only to run out of time […]

Coconut Oil: A Prepper’s Panacea

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This post originally appears in The Organic Prepper Written by Daisy Luther What shelf stable item can be used (nutritiously) in place of butter, shortening, and cooking oil, and then pressed into duty as a health and beauty aid? Coconut oil! One of my favorite pantry items is my big jar of organic virgin coconut oil, and the crazy thing is, I don’t even like coconuts. If you slip me a cookie that has those nasty little flakes of coconut […]