Urgent Info

Additional Items

This is stuff you've got to have!

No matter what emergency food program you choose there are some items without which you won't be able to function. The following are some items that are both easier and more economical for you to acquire yourself. Quantities suggested are for one person for one year.

Sugar: Store 25 pounds of sugar or each adult. Sugar is heavy and shipping costs are more than it's worth. Sugar in self-storing and generally does not spoil.

Wheat: Store 200lbs. of whole wheat per adult. Hard white or hard red winter wheat is best. Wheat, just like sugar, is heavy and shipping costs become excessive. Always avoid storing flour due to rancidity and infestation.

Cooking oil: Get at least 10 quarts of your favorite cooking oil at the store. Oil has a shelf life of up to 2 years. It must be rotated. Buy it in quarts rather than gallons. You will have a smaller container open to spoil if you don't do a lot of cooking regularly.

Salt: This is another item to buy in the store. Do not pay "food storage" prices for salt or containers to store it in. Store 10lbs.

Raising Ingredients: Watch the expiration dates on these items and when necessary replenish your supply.

• Yeast (2lbs.)
• Baking Powder (2lbs.)
• Baking Soda (2lbs.)

Water: Even though the recommendation is to store a gallon per day for a 2-week period, store more if you can. The average person needs a minimum of 2 gallons a day for drinking, cooking, food preparation and personal hygiene not including showers and baths.

Water filter: Start using water purification equipment immediately. If this council is a bit strong for your acceptance, look into present and threatened water contamination in this country. You'll want to clean every bit of water you consume.

Garden Seeds-the restorable food supply: Whether a family has a garden or not, we suggest a supply of garden seed be stored. These seeds must be "non-hybrid", called heritage seeds like the pioneers used. They can be grown and replanted year after year endlessly. (Hybrid seeds won't reproduce properly after the first year.) These seeds must also be matched to the climate and growing season of your area.

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