Do you have food item that you rarely find yourself using as you try to rotate your food? It may be wheat because you don’t want to take the time to grind it, or it may be a food that you know that you could never eat, after you had tasted it. There may be a variety of foods and reasons. If you are not rotating one of your primary foods you may need to consider donating it, and replacing it with one you would use. If wheat is one of your staples, and you are not rotating it, you … Continue reading →

There are two options when it comes to food storage. You can choose to store food that you eat, and rotate through it on a regular basis. The other option is to have food storage (also known as siege storage) in which you store only the items essential to life. This includes storing large quantities of wheat, honey, flour and freeze dried foods. While these foods can sustain you during an emergency situation you may run into problems by choosing this type of food storage. One problem with siege storage is that you don’t use the food on a regular … Continue reading →

Another key to using the pantry principle in food storage is to have a running food inventory. This will allow you to easily see the food that you have available, and the food that you still need to purchase. It can help you to achieve your goal of storing a good supply of food, as well as make sure that you are rotating through the food in a timely manner. If you haven’t done this already, you really need to make a list of the foods that you prepare on a regular basis. You then need to make a list … Continue reading →

One important principle that relates to food storage is the pantry principle. This goes along with the saying “store what you eat and eat what you store”. This principle allows you to stock up on supplies that you might need in conjunction with the sales of the items. A price book is an excellent tool that you can use to help you find the best prices on items that you will need to store. I would suggest that you start your food storage by making a list of the items that you eat on a regular basis. Then using that … Continue reading →

A rotation system is an important part of any food storage program. To set up a rotation system you figure out a way to make sure that you are using the oldest foods first and then replacing them as you use them. This way you will keep your food storage fresh and replenished. There are several ways that you can approach this. The easiest way is to write the date that you bought the item on the top of the can or bag. If the item has an expiration date this will take care of the need to do that. … Continue reading →