The Importance of Food Storage

by Susan Lott

Having food storage in the home is something I've always been taught to do. I'm glad I listened and put away a small supply of food when I had the money to do so. Recently, my husband's work hours were cut down to just 16 hours per week. We are now relying on our stored food for most of our meals, and we have enough to get us by for almost a year. As a result, we are able to drastically cut our grocery costs down to $20 or less per week. We know that we will not go hungry while my husband looks for more work. That knowledge alone has prevented us from panicking while money is tighter than ever. When times are good again, I will be sure to restock our food supply.

To establish a food supply, I followed the guidelines published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I would recommend these guidelines to you as an indispensable preparation for hard times and emergencies.

Provident Living Page on Food Storage

All is Safely Gathered In [pdf file]

Family Home Storage[pdf file] Expanded explanations of the principles inthe above pamphlet.

Another important thing to consider when creating your emergency storage is the long term needs of your family. If there was a real crisis, you would eventually run out of food and would need to re-supply somehow. Recently our congregation had a big project to supply everyone with non-hybrid seeds, which means that you could harvest the seeds and the food from your crops and be able to plant again in years to come. This is an important part of our emergency storage. One place to purchase survival seeds online is at Hometown Seeds.

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