Fads in Food: Long Term Food Storage {Food Storage Series}

Long term food storage is gaining momentum around the country for a variety of reasons – with the economy hitting rock bottom in recent years, to those who believe the end is near, or those who prep for the sake of sanity – you’ve got reasons for food preparation that run the gamut.

Common Reasons to Store Food:

• Loss of income
• Unforeseen natural disasters
• Sick family resulting in job loss or inability to make regular trips to the store
• Allow for ease in creating last minute meals on busy days
• Religious beliefs

Whatever your reasons, it’s not a bad idea to have some sort of long term food storage, but without a game plan as well as resources for making it all work, the idea can seem daunting and quite frankly, overwhelming.

We’re here to help.

There are a variety of websites that can help you accomplish your goals for food storage whether you are looking to prep for three months, a year or longer. They offer everything from basic advice to get you started all the way to checklists, spreadsheets and video tutorials.

They all recommend the following:

• Organization - Figure out what you need and create a comprehensive list of the necessities, including toiletries.
• Plan Ahead - Plan ahead how you will store your items so you know where you can keep your supplies and how you will keep them.
•  Proper Storage - Understand proper storage methods to maximize the longevity of your supplies.
• Begin Shopping Now - Chip away at your list little by little, building up your supply.
• Shop Smart - Use coupons and sales to help you accomplish your goals in an economical way.

Here at Modern Home, Modern Baby we will be featuring a series of posts on food storage that will provide tips and resources covering all you need to know in small bite sized articles so you can digest this process a bit easier – so be certain to come back for those tips in the coming days.

What are you most uncertain about regarding long term food storage?

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