Creating Food Security Beyond Stockpiling

When you think of food security, stockpiling is often the first thing to come to mind. And there’s nothing wrong with stockpiling food if you have the space and the desire to keep everything organized and rotated. But what if you could stockpile food that you’ve prepared yourself? Food security that doesn’t rely so much on the grocery store, but instead relies on you?

I won’t pretend that it’s not a little intimidating to be solely responsible for keeping food on the table, but it also comes with less worry about chemicals or hidden allergens, as well as an amazing sense of accomplishment, at the very least. At the most, it allows you to worry less about shortages and supply chain issues. Not to mention, no concern over crazy egg prices! Wouldn’t it be great to not even think about those things?

Hand is holding eggs collected from the farm.
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Cooking and Preserving Your Food in Survival Situations

Cooking and preserving food can help you save time and money and can also be a fun and enjoyable hobby. Whether you’re heating shelf-stable meals or cooking fresh produce, having the right methods and equipment can make all the difference.  

Mixed vegetables and dehydrated fruit
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Keeping Your Food Stored Safely in Survival Situations

Have you given much thought to keeping your food stored safely in case of an emergency? Probably not. However, food is one of the most important things to have in any survival situation, so knowing how to store it correctly is critical.

In our modern lives, we can get food easily from grocery stores, drive-thrus, or sit-down restaurants. However, in a survival situation, you’ll need a reliable stockpile of food and a sustainable food source that can last you a long time. You’ll also want to stock this food up in advance to avoid the rush of shoppers at grocery stores buying up everything in the initial moments of a survival event.

Proper food storage techniques are essential to self-sufficiency.
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Ensure a Sustainable Food Source for Homestead Survival

As a homesteader, it’s wise to build up varied and sustainable food sources for use year after year. While stockpiling food has its advantages, always having a renewable food source makes you more prepared for long-term emergencies.

Homesteading is an increasingly popular survival prep method, where people purchase large (and not so large) properties to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. It’s not unusual for some people to go so far as to completely escape the grid, becoming self-sufficient. This has always been my goal, but it’s not for everyone and certainly not easy to achieve. But you can build a sustainable food source now, even if you haven’t created your ideal homestead.

Asian woman is collecting organic eggs from hen house
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What’s Cooking? Tasting the Seasons

Chicken Salad with Broccoli and Bacon

Some times I feel like I am in the kitchen all day long. I’m not complaining. I enjoy cooking, even if I end up achy from being on my feet all day.

Recently, I received a cookbook to review called Tasting the Seasons by Kerry Dunnington. It’s a cookbook designed to help readers make great meals with seasonal foods, including some you may never have thought of. Have you ever tried sweet potato leaves?

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