The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches its members to prepare for emergencies by storing food, saving money, getting out of debt, growing a garden, learning survival skills, and gathering emergency 72-hour survival kits for each family member. Becoming self-sufficient is always the goal, so that if we lose a job or if there is an interruption in the US food supply, we will have what we need and then some to share with neighbors.I am currently working on my three-month food supply, and I found this wonderful site that makes starting a food storage plan for your family pretty simple.
They just updated this nifty tool for calculating how much your family needs for a three-month supply. All you do is enter meals/ingredients for one month of meals, and the excel spreadsheet that they have created tallies up the totals and creates a shopping list for you. It's very efficient.
And if you are interested in building a one-year supply of food for your family within one year, you might want to sign up for their email check-list that keeps you on track to reach that goal.
The church also has a website dedicated to helping people meet their goals of self-sufficiency. It's www.providentliving.org
will check out this new food storage site-something all of us need to do regardless of religious affiliation.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I had missed this website sooo much...didn't have internet connection in our area for almost a week[yup! can't believe i survived it...hahaha]
ReplyDeleteand speaking of food storage, my husband and I are also working on our 3-month food storage...kind of fun though...we go out to shop every other week and we were wondering what our neighbors think of us b/c everytime we go out they see us coming back with loads of groceries...haha...thanks for the website...you are always so helpful and that's what i admire about you...you truly are inspiring...much love: CHERRY!!