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Table of Contents
WhenDisasterStrikes....................................................................................................3
StrategicPlanning..........................................................................................................4
AlwaysMessingThingsUp ............................................................................................5
AndThenMoreIntervention.........................................................................................6
What’stheShelfLife?....................................................................................................7
CanIt .............................................................................................................................9
OtherPantryItems......................................................................................................10
ShouldYouBuyinBulk?..............................................................................................11
SurvivalistLiving..........................................................................................................11
YourOwnGarden........................................................................................................12
HuntingforFood .........................................................................................................12
CanYouEatYourDog’sFood?.....................................................................................13
SpecialtyFoodsforSurvival.........................................................................................14
FoodforBarter............................................................................................................15
LowPricedFoods.........................................................................................................16
SurvivalThroughtheAges...........................................................................................16
MoretoEatThanWheat.............................................................................................17
StoreIt.........................................................................................................................18
BuyingLocally..............................................................................................................19
BuyingGrainsOnline...................................................................................................21
WhattodowithUnprocessedFoods..........................................................................21
AFineGrind.................................................................................................................22
Sprouting.....................................................................................................................22
It’sNevertooLatetoStart..........................................................................................24
FamilyNeeds...............................................................................................................24
LongerShelfLife..........................................................................................................25
Quantities–HowMuch?.............................................................................................25
WheretoBuyUnprocessedFoods..............................................................................26
AlternativeCookingMethods......................................................................................27
ImportanceofWater...................................................................................................28
Don’tWaitAnyLonger................................................................................................28
StockpileChecklist.......................................................................................................30
 
 
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When Disaster Strikes
 
Itdoesn’ttakelongfortheshelvesatthegrocerystoretobecomeemptysoonafteradisaster.Orevenbefore,ifthere’senoughofawarning.Withinhours,basicitemslikewater,bread,ormilkcanliterally“disappear”.ThinkabouthowspoiledweareasAmericans.Atypicalruntothesupermarketandwecomehomewithjustaboutanythingandeverythingwecouldwant.Regardlessofwhattheseasonis,wecanhavefreshstrawberries,oranges,peppers‐again,justaboutanything–allyearround!Nowthinkaboutitalittlemore.HowisitpossiblethatsomeoneinIllinoiscanenjoystrawberriesinthewinter?AndafamilyinAlabamacanbakedelicioushomemadebreadwithwheatfromoutwest?Rarely,dowethinkaboutthetransportationanddeliverysystemsthatmakesuchthingspossible.Wehavegottensousedtohavinganenormousvarietyoffoodatourfingertipsthatit’shardtoimagineanythingless.Butwhatif,forsomereason,thosedeliverytrucksnevermadeittoourstores?HaveyoueverbeentothestorethenightbeforeThanksgiving?Therearecertainthingsthatyoujustcan’tbuy–becausethey’resimplynotthere!Notevenone!Everyonewentshoppingforthesameingredientsforthesamefavoritedish.Evenadayortwoaftertheholidaytheinventoryisn’treplenished.Doyouknowwhy?
Becausethetypicalgrocerystorehasonlyathreedaysupplyoffood
.Thatmeansthatifsomethingdelayedthedeliverytruckfrombringinginanewsupply,thestorewouldonlyhaveenoughinventoryinstockforthreedays.Andit’sverypossiblethatitcouldbeevenlessthanthat!Especiallyifeveryoneisinpanicmode!Therehaverecentlybeenmentionsofapossiblefoodshortage–righthereinthegoodol’USA!HowlongwillitbebeforetheaverageAmericanconsumerstartstothinkmoreaboutthis?Isitpossiblethatpeoplewillstartpanickingandhoardingbasicgroceryitems?Withoutstrategicplanning,wecouldverywellseefoodsuppliesdisappearwithinhours–ifthereeverwasapanic.
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