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Survival Food
Storage is one of the most essential elements of emergency planning.

The art and
science of food storage involves strategically choosing what you’ll
need in the correct amount and storing it properly. With the goal
of having it available and palatable when needed in an emergency.

So, whether
you're looking to protect your family in an emergency or simply
want to save money by buying your foods in bulk, you'll need some
information before you start.

10 Steps to
Effective Survival Food Storage

This tutorial
is designed to get you up and running with the basics of building
your pantry in ten easy lessons. Afterward, you'll get recommendations
for books and links to other resources. Let’s get started.

1. 10
   Things To Do Now!

2. Top
   10 Smart Ways to Build Your Food Storage
3. Comfort
   Foods
4. Food
   Shelf-Life Recommendations
5. Food
   Storage Prep
6. Are
   You Making This Food Storage Mistake?
7. What
   You Should Know About Food Grade Plastic Buckets
8. What
   You Should Know About Wheat
9. Don't
   Buy a Grain Mill Without Reading This!
10. The
    perfect survival food

Recommended
Food Storage Books

• Emergency
  Food Storage and Survival Handbook by Peggy Layton (food storage
  and emergency preparedness)
• Cookin'
  with Home Storage by Vicki Tate (cooking and using basic storage
  foods)
• Making
  the Best of Basics — Family Preparedness Handbook by James
  Talmage Stevens (food storage and prep)
• Crisis
  Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage
  and Physical Survival
• How
  to Live on Wheat — The Complete Guide To Selecting,
  Storing, Preparing and Cooking Wheat and Other Grains

Links to Other
Resources

• Food
  Storage Calculator: Gives a Basic Estimate Of Needed qualities.
• Prudent
  Food Storage: Questions and Answers

Emergency
Food Storage List For One Person For One Year

• 300 pounds
  wheat
• 100 pounds
  of legumes
• 100 pounds
  of other grains (corn, millet, oats, buckwheat, etc.)
• 100 pounds
  of dried and canned fruits and vegetables
• 50 pounds
  of dried milk
• 50 pounds
  of canned or dried meats
• 25 pounds
  of honey
• 5 pounds
  of salt
• 25 pounds
  of oils (coconut and Olive)
• 2 pounds
  of baking powder
• Multiple
  vitamin and mineral supplements and extra vitamin C

Have anything
to add or advice to share please do so in the comments on
my website.

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November
6, 2010

M.D.
Creekmore [send
him mail] is a full-time blogger and preparedness consultant.
He currently lives completely off-grid somewhere in the Appalachian
mountains and is currently working on his upcoming book The
Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat for Paladin Press. To connect with
M.D. Creekmore please visit his Survival
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